Serge remained passive during Lilly's tour. He did not pay Lilly so much as a second of eye contact as he scanned around the rooms, pretending to look like he was noticing things. In his mind, he would rather not have met Lilly or Doc at all. The fact that they were knew to his knowledge [i]after[/i] the operations against TVP made them a risk. A risk he had no interest of being involved with. It was too late now.

"I'm gonna need to use the bathroom," Serge said, pointing to one side from his hip. His forward-held head turned as he crept away for a moment.

He didn't really need to take a leak. He just needed a minute to think and brush up. He checked his teeth, pushed down the rebellious strands of short hair, straightened his collar, and leant forward with his hands on the basin. [i]Alright,[/i] he thought to himself, staring at his left pupil in the mirror. [i]What's the play?[/i]

There were too many questions to go in and swallow this mission whole. He carved the information they needed into steps and substeps, many of which were fuzzy and dependent on what they didn't know. But they were possible methods. One way or another, it would all fit together.

>[i]It all fits together![/i] move: 10. 3 hold gained, each usable to answer a research question at any time as information unfurls!