"Yeah, Brainy was a jerk and bet me I couldn't get through a game without killing anyone to make my point," Lyle said, turning to Cos. "He knows I can't turn down a challenge. I wouldn't suggest you get involved in it though, because I will totally win and you'll just be embarrassed. It's not like government-sponsored assassin school didn't cover being both creepy and stealthy.

Cos looked...disconcerted. Off-balance. Lyle frowned. They were dumping a lot of information on him at once, sure, but he hadn't expected to genuinely off-set him. Or was he just getting into his role already?

"We bet our rings on it."