OopsAs he served the meals to the passengers in the train’s dining car, Illya wondered, yet again, why it was he who had the service industry role. Napoleon had once explained that his own look was too sophisticated, to which Illya had replied, ‘That’s what disguises are for’. His own, brown haired waiter, disguise was ensuring he could get close to the male and the female THRUSH agents at the corner table. He’d already approached them once to take their order and was planning on the delivery of the food to get a microphone under the table. He was planning on using the tried and tested ‘drop something and pick it up’ ploy.
Half way down the carriage, Illya reached the table at which his partner had positioned himself. On the seat beside Solo an innocent looking briefcase sat. Secreted within was a tape recorder, waiting for the activation of the microphone.
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