The easiest lie to tell is the one closest to the truth, so he'll be frank with them in that he used to do "complicated acquisitions" for powerful people, which is a contribution he can make to their enterprise if they want to utilize it. What he wants is information on mercenaries, which he knows will raise both eyebrows and suspicions. They're capable of doing a background check on him to determine if he's a cop (or the New Amsterdam equivalent thereof) if that's a concern.
He'll claim he's looking to hire. He has private interests and it's easier to go after big scores with a small army backing him up [gestures to recent monster attack], but he's relatively new in town [gestures to every other recent disaster] and doesn't have the connections yet, so he's looking to build them and make interpersonal investments.
He'll conduct himself professionally (will either button up if they have a uniform or keep his collar breathing if they want him to potentially use Whatever He Can Do to intimidate or be a Present Reminder, that's up to y'all). No idea what kind of assignment or detail they'd put him on so if y'all have some ideas let me know and I can give a more concrete explanation of how he'd handle himself!
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The easiest lie to tell is the one closest to the truth, so he'll be frank with them in that he used to do "complicated acquisitions" for powerful people, which is a contribution he can make to their enterprise if they want to utilize it. What he wants is information on mercenaries, which he knows will raise both eyebrows and suspicions. They're capable of doing a background check on him to determine if he's a cop (or the New Amsterdam equivalent thereof) if that's a concern.
He'll claim he's looking to hire. He has private interests and it's easier to go after big scores with a small army backing him up [gestures to recent monster attack], but he's relatively new in town [gestures to every other recent disaster] and doesn't have the connections yet, so he's looking to build them and make interpersonal investments.
He'll conduct himself professionally (will either button up if they have a uniform or keep his collar breathing if they want him to potentially use Whatever He Can Do to intimidate or be a Present Reminder, that's up to y'all). No idea what kind of assignment or detail they'd put him on so if y'all have some ideas let me know and I can give a more concrete explanation of how he'd handle himself!