Your initial time with Sam eventually transitioned to a meeting with Mark Jensen. Mark was a large man in his mid-forties with all the earmarks of a sedentary lifestyle. He was slow and not particularly graceful in movements, but his eyes were sharp … missing nothing.
The group sat in the living area chatting informally with Mark. Guy opened the conversation with a suggestion that he might be able to offer any assistance Mark might require in obtaining components or avoiding trouble “under the present climate” . It was slightly surreal experience as the glass walls around the room became displays and filled with information about Sir Guillaume Dubois …
Guy’s entire life was laid bare upon the office walls. There were even Personnel evaluations from a decade ago displayed on the wall and photographs of him from Government surveillance.
As you talked, Mark was both interested in and impressed with Guy’s Computer skill … however it was also clear that he did not completely trust your Government and Criminal connections. So Mark ultimately sent mixed signals, both intense interest and deep mistrust.
Mark likewise briefly posted a scan of Joe Black but almost instantly dismissed him as irrelevant “hired muscle”. Joe suppressed a smile. Most of his greatest successes began with people underestimating him.
Whatever his expertise, Mark was not a poker player. When he scanned the displayed records of Doctor Nyota Elskaour Seren … including records that she had never seen from colonies in the Beau system … he leaned forward with obvious intense visible interest. “No wonder they took you away for questioning.” he said “What surprises me is that they let you go.” .
