"Well, you're not alone. I don't get the sense that Jack has much experience with formal education or being a pencil pusher."

Miguel would have guessed Dan to be a humble worldly type from the mannerisms and questions. But he seemed polite and well-traveled for being a self-proclaimed hick, as Dan described it. Or maybe that was just his own bias showing.

"It seems like 'Guardian' is going to be our full-time jobs for the foreseeable future. Whatever that means for you."

For him, it was yet another massive headache that he had to fix (himself, of course, because who else will if he doesn't?) .