"This is also how I know that one day you're going to crack and I really hope you're going to do it screaming into a microphone and not exploding at a bunch of strangers," Atton said, and picked up his soda for a sip as he sat back.

Dane, with the look of a man who had been here before (if 'here' was 'wedged between Atton and someone he wanted to make a point to'), said, "He's been telling me your job is getting shot at. What's that like?"