( oh good, he's laughing. that's always a good sound, and something of a relief to hear when he'd looked so bedraggled on the airstrip. she allows herself a smile, too, at kay's preemptive expense, and keeps the lighthearted atmosphere between them with a casual shrug in response to his inquiry. )

Much of the same, really. Nothing all that new or exciting. ( which isn't a bad thing. but when you start your career floating to the edge of the earths atmosphere to shoot a missile out of orbit in an ancient personal space craft, it's easy to expect more out of kingsman than the realistic mountains of paperwork that followed every mission and filled their off hours.

and she wasn't about to rub in his face how successful her last mission had been; gone off without a hitch, unlike costa rica which had included many hitches from her understanding. onto safe subjects: dogs. ) I saw all the puppies Merlin's gathered for the next round of new recruits. I think JB's made quite an impression on the establishment, there's three pugs this time.