14 - Arrangements

~Jack’s Point of View~

“What are we dealing with,” I asked, trying to stay calm and collected.

Despite us hardly ever having issues like this, I had a hell of a team assembled that I’d hand picked and a few that I even scouted. I could have ended up anywhere really, I wasn’t even totally sure why I picked Astor as an employer when I had many offers. Certainly the government wanted me, but I just couldn’t go there.

Nobody hovers over me here, they trust that I know what I’m doing.

I watched and listened intently as Zoe, my team leader, ran through everything.

“They’re certainly not high end hackers by any means but they just have so many. We’ve shut down several, but they keep popping back up, here’s another one now,” she shouted, as I fell into a chair and went to work.

When I’m in my zone, when the pressure is on, that’s when I thrive. That’s when I know what to do, I know how to attack. How to defend. It’s just the stroke of some keys, timing and outsmarting someone. Similar