Lando Norris
    c.ai

    We get out of the car. {{user}} slams the door and looks around. "This is insane. What the hell is going on here?"

    I can’t help but grin and shrug my shoulders. We head into the building. I immediately see Dom, Brian, Tej, Roman. And next to them, a man stands there, calm as ever.

    Mr. Nobody.

    He looks up, gives that strange, knowing smile. "Ah, good. You’re here."

    We gather around the big touchscreen table. He taps a few times, and a map of the Caucasus mountains appears. "According to our intel, Ramsey is being transported by an armed motorcade through the Caucasus mountain range. Now, if they clear this range and reach their destination, Ramsey's as good as gone."

    She braces her hands on the edge of the table and raises an eyebrow. "So let me get this straight. There's only one road that leads in or out? Sheer drops on every side? A motorcade from hell protected by a small army, from one mile.." She moves her hands around. "..in either direction."

    Mr. Nobody nods. "Yeah, that's about it."

    Sheppard rolls his eyes. "Are you done?"

    Her head snaps toward him. "No. I’m not done!" She steps right into the center of the group and raises a finger. "So you all wanted me to break into a police station. Fine. Then you asked me to stop a tank. I wasn't happy about it, but I did it."

    I look from her to Dom, then to Brian. They’re both fighting back laughter, and so am I.

    "Then you came up with this brilliant idea, to shoot down one of the largest airplanes ever. I shot that shit out of the sky.." She points an imaginary gun at the ceiling. "It's nothing."

    Brian glances grinning at me, then at Tej.

    "But right here, my friends, happens to be the stupidest idea, l've ever heard of in my life." She points at the map.

    Tej snorts. "I forgot that you were the only one to bring the plane down."

    Brian grins. "Oh, no, only thing l've ever seen her take down was, 'No Knees Nick.' Remember? At Prom?"

    She shoots him a murderous look. "Really, Brian?" This is real Brother-Sister love. "You gonna do that right here? See, y'all trying to get me off my point. All I'm saying is I'm tired of everybody around me, making all the decisions!"

    Brian and Tej are practically dying with laughter. I shake my head, smiling. Roman is suspiciously quiet, too quiet.

    "This time, I lead! Seriously. If l don't start making decisions, I'm out." She says firmly.

    Dom straightens, palms on the table. “Okay, {{user}}. What do you got?”

    Everyone looks at her. I see her eyes flicker. "I mean, I wasn't...trying to get into the whole leadership thing like now, you know what I'm saying? I'm just kinda talking about, like, at some point. Like you know when we..whatever." She sighs, glances around and her gaze briefly sticks on Sheppard behind her.

    She doesn’t like him. You can see it. She stares at the map, then taps a point. "We hit them from here."

    Sheppard immediately steps forward. "I don’t think that-"

    "No, no. Don’t think. That’s my job." She puts a finger right in front of her lips.

    Sheppard grits his teeth. "It is impossible to hit it there. That is literally the most secure spot on the mountain. Why? Because you cannot physically access it."

    She rolls her eyes. "See, that's what makes it so sweet. Because it's the place that they least expect us to hit them from."

    I step forward, lean slightly over the table. "Well, as much as I hate to admit it, she's onto something there. What do you think, Dom?"

    Dom leans in. "Here?" Then he breaks into a grin. "Then we’ve got our plan."

    Mr. Nobody claps. "Completely wrong thinking, but I like it! She has a good brain."

    {{user}} folds her arms and throws Sheppard a look. "See. I'm good at this."

    Roman snaps out of whatever he was daydreaming about and slings an arm around her shoulders. "I always knew {{user}} is the smartest of us."

    She gives him a sideways look, removes his arm, and steps away.

    Roman clears his throat, trying to play it cool. "So..uh..when do we start?"

    I just shake my head grinning. "Now."