Schuldig enjoys being right. As predicted, Crawford 2.0 was mostly unruffled. The first part meant he didn't routinely deal with telepaths - possibly talents in general - but the way that reaction passed in an instant meant he'd had exactly enough experiences to make him worth speaking to.

'Flattery will get you everywhere,' he replied coyly. 'I can do a lot more than this - and not because of this elevated status they gave us. So is it safe to say you're willing to extend our conversation?'