[ Thomas' sudden grin startles a laughing breath out of him— he's very rarely seen the man so easy, and it's a nice surprise to find him like it now. so with held tension gone, John's own smile a helpless echo of Thomas', he carries on. ]

—Timing, really. The Sanctuary or the Guard were the most obvious fits. I don't agree with half the Sanctuary's methods and I'd only been here a couple of weeks, didn't want to sign up to law enforcement before I knew what it stood for. I— Well, I saw a gap in the market and I pitched myself to Koralle.