[He grips the edges of the seat with white-knuckled hands. He doesn't trust this alien machine. From the few ancient Earth vidcasts he's seen, these things have a terrible tendency to flip over and explode. And he half expects one of the humans to start shooting a gun out of the window of one any nanospan now. The the historical vidcasts made it appear as if the humans used them almost as urban war chariots.
But he pays close attention to Menzies' words and tries to keep his voice smooth and unconcerned, despite being in fear for his life in agreeing to travel in this primitive metal box.]
And if he should conveniently "forget" that he owes you a favour, I shall point out to him that it really would be in his best interests to comply. Whether he helps me contact Gallifrey or someone else does, when I am back in touch with the CIA I'll have an entire agency of security personnel at my command, and I'll remember who assisted and who didn't.
[He's going into negotiations as he approaches every encounter with an unknown alien. Assume they're an enemy until proven otherwise. He's decided that Menzies probably isn't an enemy, but Fleming is an unknown factor.]
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But he pays close attention to Menzies' words and tries to keep his voice smooth and unconcerned, despite being in fear for his life in agreeing to travel in this primitive metal box.]
And if he should conveniently "forget" that he owes you a favour, I shall point out to him that it really would be in his best interests to comply. Whether he helps me contact Gallifrey or someone else does, when I am back in touch with the CIA I'll have an entire agency of security personnel at my command, and I'll remember who assisted and who didn't.
[He's going into negotiations as he approaches every encounter with an unknown alien. Assume they're an enemy until proven otherwise. He's decided that Menzies probably isn't an enemy, but Fleming is an unknown factor.]