Usually Badou was the one to trail off and get that glazed look in his eyes about two lines into a conversation. He didn't think it was a record that could be easily beaten. Then again, he usually spent the time mentally rationing out the last of his smokes and it looked like Wally had managed to sink into Deep Thought.

Damn. He really didn't want to spend any more time angsting over how thoroughly fucked they were. In situations like this you were supposed to take it like a man: bitching loudly. At least that was how Badou took it.

Aaand they were back. Badou shrugged. "I'm a PI, mostly. What about you? Gardner?"