"It means carrying a hidden weapon, where I come from." Badd was attempting to be mildly helpful, if only to avoid annoying cultural confusion later down the line. "Landel always has some little game up his sleeve. All this punk's gonna do is get bumped up the sleep study roster." Which wasn't a fate he'd wish on more than a handful of people, but Badd wasn't going to stick his neck out for this particular one.

He huffed and bit into his hamburger, trying to ignore the distractions. There would be enough irritation to deal with tonight, Niikura always knew how to get under his skin.