For contracts, I think he'd be interested in getting lists of other vendors Tempo works with, that can provide good hints on what resources Tempo might be using, or things that might hint at the kind of weapons they need? Basically he's casing them to build as much of a profile as possible, given how the information is under lock and key.
As for why he'd want to know these things-- at first, he'd be asking about "how this is done" and then really trying to get him to give him an example of "what would you do in xxx case." Or "What's an example of how that contract went wrong?" Stuff that could give examples of companies, and then move into more "Oh, I'm supposed to be helping with a presentation on this, but I wasn't sure who to ask." Basically, piecemealing it?
2. Honestly, getting a good look at his gambling, does Hideki play fair, or would Mason be able to catch cheats? And there is definitely the possibility of him doing gambling to work his way in to that crowd better-- especially since he's good at sleight of hand and cheating. Especially if he can find someone dumb and rich that Hideki likes seeing get beat. That he could challenge and beat at a gambling match. Bonus points if it gives him more money to operate off of. Which can hopefully be used to counter the snotty rich boy act.
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For contracts, I think he'd be interested in getting lists of other vendors Tempo works with, that can provide good hints on what resources Tempo might be using, or things that might hint at the kind of weapons they need? Basically he's casing them to build as much of a profile as possible, given how the information is under lock and key.
As for why he'd want to know these things-- at first, he'd be asking about "how this is done" and then really trying to get him to give him an example of "what would you do in xxx case." Or "What's an example of how that contract went wrong?" Stuff that could give examples of companies, and then move into more "Oh, I'm supposed to be helping with a presentation on this, but I wasn't sure who to ask." Basically, piecemealing it?
2. Honestly, getting a good look at his gambling, does Hideki play fair, or would Mason be able to catch cheats? And there is definitely the possibility of him doing gambling to work his way in to that crowd better-- especially since he's good at sleight of hand and cheating. Especially if he can find someone dumb and rich that Hideki likes seeing get beat. That he could challenge and beat at a gambling match. Bonus points if it gives him more money to operate off of. Which can hopefully be used to counter the snotty rich boy act.
Is that a possibility?