[Toward the top of their ranks? That visibly throws Gabe. Maximilien had been... Well, he'd considered him as someone who might get a leg up after Antonio, but honestly he was bottom of the list. In hindsight, the fact that he was so good at covering his tracks compared to the rest of Talon should've tipped him off that he was more than just the money guy, but. Well, he had a lot going on.]
[Didn't help that there were so many restrictions on what he could do either. His lip pulls in a frown at that thought; at the fact that Jack managed to do something he couldn't just by being free of all that bureaucracy. It puts a bad taste in his mouth.]
Almost seems like you wouldn't have found that out doing things the old way.
[There's only so long he can keep biting his tongue. Jack should count his blessings that Gabriel kept quiet this long.]
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[Didn't help that there were so many restrictions on what he could do either. His lip pulls in a frown at that thought; at the fact that Jack managed to do something he couldn't just by being free of all that bureaucracy. It puts a bad taste in his mouth.]
Almost seems like you wouldn't have found that out doing things the old way.
[There's only so long he can keep biting his tongue. Jack should count his blessings that Gabriel kept quiet this long.]