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As the masses gathered, Imogen kept an eye on some of the parties she was privvy to. Some of it was her ability to read people and some of it was scouring documents and the internet. Granted, a lot of information was redacted or not readily available, but one might be surprised just what information is out there in the ether, whether you want it to be or not.

First, Samantha Norr and Daniel Graves. It was clear, at least to her, that there was an undercurrent of animosity. Moreso directed to Daniel from Samantha. [i]"Those two are sleeping together. Or desperately want to,"[/i] she thought to herself. Samantha did her best to lasso control back, but it was obvious Daniel had intended to be seen as the leader. Or, at the very least, above Samantha in the hierarchy. 

Dr. Soraya Mansour was an interesting character. Her backstory was something out of a spy novel (from what she was able to gather). She was not a people person in her opinion. The fact she spoke up first let Imogen know Soraya took her job seriously. Which was a good thing, but it came wih red flags. Was Soraya a 'get the job done no matter the cost' type? In this field that was something to consider.

The bulk that was one of their IT professionals seemed like a nice enough guy. Enzo was cordial and polite, but you didn't grow muscles like that because you enjoyed lifting weights. No one liked lifting weights. To Imogen, you did so for one of a few reasons. Enzo either was bullied a lot as a child and worked on himself, both body and mind, to tower over those who dared try to hurt him or he was more than an IT person and preferred that work over knocking skulls together. Either way, Imogen was glad to have him on their side.

The walking shadow that was Stephen Stokes was an enigma. Imogen could not get much of a read on him so she had to rely on the tropes. The strong and silent type. Likely served in armed forces at one point where he preferred to be "not seen and not heard" if this brief interaction (or lack thereof) was any indication. He was someone she would keep an eye on. Part of her role was risk assessment and Stephen was a walking red flag. But sometimes waving the red flag was preferred over a white one.

Imogen gathered herself, knowing what her role in this would be. "Two hundred thousand is generous. I can probably do what is neede with half that amount." Her tone read authoriative. She did her job and did it well. She waited a beat before she turned on her heels and walked out to prepare. She needed to gather intel before the team went out. Dossiers on the news team would be best, something she could use to either discredit or discount them. Beat the information before it has a chance to come out. That way, should any of it leak, they would look untrustworthy or insane. Thankfully the internet was a space where either was likely. If the public could be swayed to ignore or disbelieve the information then the job was done. 

Part of her hoped termination would be unnecessary, but she would clean up the mess regardless.