"Exactly. That's why it hurts none of us to have a few extra friends to call on." At least, provided you can pay their price. Provided, too, that you truly know who you're dealing with.

Felix pulls out his PINpoint and beckons for Palmer's so he can add the number. "Oh, he told me a little about Loki's message. I wasn't around at the time." He'd long since taken Jim and made his escape. Recovering- let alone returning - took longer than he likes to remember. "Passions ran high, I gather. But it was a relief to find a truce had been reached without more bloodshed."