Pleasant, no. But that doesn't make it unenjoyable. Sinclair can't remember the last challenging conversation he had; everyone around him is either too stupid or too spliced up. Or both. Mostly both.

But she's right. It's probably time to cut to the chase and just have the conversation he wants to have.

At least he thinks he does. He supposes that will depend on what he gets from it.

"There's something else here that I'm missing," he tells her. "I need to work with him, he's my ticket as much as I'm his, but I can't do that if I don't have all the pieces."

He sets his drink down and leans forward. "I want to trust him, and I believe that I can, but if I'm walking into something completely blind..." he lets the sentence peter off.

There's no reason she should give him any information, but it's usually best to try things the easy way first. If she won't tell him straight out, then he can worry about sorting out the more complicated approaches.