Tears in Rain, A Summer Rain mystery - Chapter 8

8 - Legends

“He could fly right, we don’t have a list of his powers. We don’t know much about him actually. You pulled his file way back when, you’ve read it”I eyed him suspiciously “How do you know about that?”“I know people too” he smiled“Sure, don’t tell me” I said “Those files are not worth the paper it is printed on. It is redacted as hell and it won’t tell you anything useful anyway. It is just his legend” I said with old resentment.“His legend?” Stark asked“Sorry, craft talk old habit.” I said
“His cover, his persona. It is the identity the company gives you, makes up. Just a story you tell. It’s what they call the lie you tell. Makes it sound more noble I guess… It is to protect you, the lies. It is what you tell your family, your friends” I looked at him forlorned. “Or the thing you hide behind, to infiltrate, to turn or to get what you want.” I still sounded bitter.
“I’ve had a few legends, you don’t even know all the things I did over there” Not about you, Rain. Focus..
“I digress. With metas the term applies I think. We make them legends, it makes them more than humans. Makes us normal boots on the ground feel safe. Makes the enemy more scared of us. It is a good piece of counter intelligence really. If any outside forces gets their paws/hands on the intel all they get is a scary story, a myth, a legend” I said.“So our files are as good as theirs” Stark grumbled. “Better even” I smiled “sorry not helping”"Listen" I said “All I’m saying is, if it says he’s bulletproof you have to take it for what it is, a story. Not the facts. Trust the evidence. He sure as hell can bleed we know that.” “Yeah, tell me about it” He said. “I’m sure there is a file out there with all the dirty secrets but that was way above my paygrade. I don’t think the really big guns even have to tell the government anything if they don’t want to, I mean what's gonna happen? they’ll get arrested I don’t think so” I said“Hmm, I’ll go on what we then, which isn’t much. This one is good at keeping his secrets, Rain” He said.“They all are” I said “I’ll help if I can”“I appreciate it, but I can manage you don’t have to drench up ancient history, I know how hard that can be” He said