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My apologies, I thought it’d be easy for someone of your talents,

[Kids. Mick is too old to fall for that sort of shit and just shakes his head.] Didn't say I couldn't do it kid. Just didn't say that I would.

What's in it for me, anyway?

[Yes but isn’t he intrigued?]

The money? I’m after something else, you can keep anything shiny we find.

[Mick isn't the one who needs to be intrigued. That would have to be Snart. His tastes are far simpler, but there's no way he's going on a job without knowing the full measure of what they're after.] Yeah? And what's that?

Don’t worry about it.

[it’s p r o b a b l y not relevant to the actual mechanics of the job.]

Suffice to say that your particularly...volatile personality and skill set are going to come in handy. [Mick is probably right to be concerned, Harry did ask him for help burning down a castle.]

See, when someone says 'don't worry about it', that means I gotta worry about it. You either tell me what the job is and I mean all of it, or you find yourself another fire starter.

It’s just a little personal
Revengey

Thing

If you start talking about feelings I'm gonna punch you in the face.

Lay it out kid, what are we doing and why?

That’s a little uncalled for.

[He sighs.] Exactly what it says on the tin, big man, just not the whole castle. Just some rooms with records, paperwork, things that’ll really confuse their lives if they burnt up. Any gold or treasure’s yours, like I said.

[A Look. You do know who you're talking to, right?

Mick gives a thoughtful grunt. Messing up paperwork and screwing up some lives - he's been asked to do worse.] Whose lives are it gonna mess up, specifically?

[well he DOES, but he has to at least make a token objection to being punched in his pretty face.

He grins.] Couple royals and a couple of their jumped up friends.

Oh. Well that's different then.

I'm in kid. I'll light your fires, take down the rooms you want.

Glad to work with you, Mr. Rory.

[he’ll offer his hook out to shake.]