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FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[(Anonymous)]

It's probably impolite to look a gift lawyer in the mouth, but when John comes out of the police station to find a couple of men waiting to bring him to their nameless employer at an unspecified location, he can't say that either surprise or gratitude features prominently among his reactions. All he really wants is a drink and a corner to pass out in, but whoever these guys are, they aren't government, and it's not like there's any real downside to going with them, so he does, looking out the window as they drive circuitous paths through the city and the skyglow shades by degrees to overcast.

They pull up in a park by a bridge in Queens and gesture him towards an empty bench. He figures that's where he gets to wait until the boss shows up, but when he gets close enough, he sees a cell phone resting there, clearly waiting for him. "Someone's paranoid," he murmurs, picking it up, but what interests him more than the caution is the theater: they could have handed him a phone, or for that matter shot him, anytime they liked, but someone wanted to set the scene.

The phone lights in his hands.

I would prefer to describe myself as circumspect, Mr. Reese, the message says.

John stares.

That's the name you prefer, isn't it? I know you've had several. After a moment, a third message joins the first two. Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anybody about you.

"You don't know anything about me," John says to the phone.

There's hardly a pause before the reply appears: I know exactly everything about you, Mr. Reese.

John looks around. There are vantage points, sure, but no obvious observers, and while it's an okay spot for an ambush, it's a terrible one for taking someone alive. The phone chirps angrily in his hand. When he looks back at the screen, it informs him in a rapid-fire series of texts that he's worked for the government, that he had doubts about his work, that the entire world thinks he's dead, and that he's been drinking too much, probably because he's very lonely.

"What the hell," John says, softly.

The last message burns on the screen for several seconds before being replaced.

As I'm sure you can see, Mr. Reese, knowledge is not my problem. Doing something with that knowledge is where you'd come in.

You can call me Mr. Finch. I think we can help each other.

I think you need a job.

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[giandujakiss]

Hee, this is awesome!

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[talitha78]

Yay, very happy to see more of this! :D

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[(Anonymous)]

please update again soon. can't wait to see reese's reaction when he's finally meeting little finch. :) i'm glad that you haven't forgetting nathan, he's kinda one of my favorite character in poi. can't wait to see what happen next.

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[(Anonymous)]

what are you even

what are you even

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[astolat]

omg this is AMAZING <3

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[shinra_lackey]

*flaily hands* Oh, this is so exciting! I am a sucker for fic where someone isn't a character isn't present right away and there's the whole air of mystery thing going on. Also, little!Harold is the cutest thing ever. I wonder how the rest of the first season would ave gone if Harold was a child now.

Re: FILL: Fledgling (Finch, Reese) [Not Rated] [No meme warnings so far] 2/?

[managerie]

OMG...so intriguing!