Damien grinned like a shark that spotted a baby seal, all alone in the deep, dark ocean. "Bingo." Thought Damien as he went in for the kill. "Bullshit. You and I both know three things: information is currency, currency talks, and people are arrogant self-serving bastards that'll cut the throat of the man sitting next to him on the metro if he thought it would help him and he could get away with it. Hell, That's what your whole business is based off: info selling and conning. You'd sell a man a rainbow, and then rip the pot of gold right out from under him. You always come out of a deal with the best possible outcome. But there's always the dream, right? And that's your business- you sell a man a dream, that maybe, just maybe, he'll get out of this alright. But that's the problem with sharks like you and me. There's a large timespan between the primary bite and the feeding frenzy because the shark is looking for the best way to eat the current prey to get the most out of it."
Damien took a breath before continuing. "Now, I have a plan to make you richer than your wildest dreams, but better yet, you'll be completely untouchable. The Shadow Guardians have been gathering power for a year. That's plenty of time to gain enough power to challenge a government in a revolution, especially now, after the Darkness. That means I don't have enough time to rise up through the ranks and get to a high enough position in time. You have the ability to research my past; use it to convince the man on top to let me in an officer position. Assassination, training- it doesn't matter, just make it a position where I can exert influence on the higher members. Use some money if you have to- organizations with big dreams need money for equipment, so they won't turn down a donation. Make up some story about me being your sister's son or some crap like that so they won't get suspicious if you have to. Then I can work my way up," Here Damien lowered his voice so only he and Zack could hear, "Take down the Shadow Guardians in a single blow. Imagine your status then, when I say it was all your idea, all your planning! The media will love you, the entire nation would love you even if you killed the First Lady on national television! Connections, an unmuddiable slate, and power and wealth beyond what you can imagine here. Buy low, sell high is the phrase, right? You and I both know you can do it, and you and I both know this deal is still in your best interests! Do we have a deal?" Damien held out his right hand to shake.
