"Depends on how bad things go sideways," she retorts. "We get caught with a red hand the cookie jar, doubt I can talk my way out. Anything less'n that and with a little luck this slipshod fuckin' operation won't realize til it's too late."
She has a distant look, going over the idea again, checking and re-checking the volunteer list, reminding herself of the legwork yet to be done. Armstrong might sound condescending but from what she's seen of him, he just kind of is a little condescending, in that way people used to being an obvious authority can be. Doesn't mean he's not asking the right questions.
"Luck's the hard part," she says absently. "Only thing you can't plan for. Unless someone here has a trick for that - do we have anyone who can mess with probability?"
Re: Better late than never?
She has a distant look, going over the idea again, checking and re-checking the volunteer list, reminding herself of the legwork yet to be done. Armstrong might sound condescending but from what she's seen of him, he just kind of is a little condescending, in that way people used to being an obvious authority can be. Doesn't mean he's not asking the right questions.
"Luck's the hard part," she says absently. "Only thing you can't plan for. Unless someone here has a trick for that - do we have anyone who can mess with probability?"