Zay sat there in The Spider House cafe, a favourite haunt of poor twenty-something slacker kids. Dark, seedy and suitable for brooding. He was sipping on his mocha latte and waiting on his friends. A folder sat on the table in front of him. His friends were late, but that was to be expected. Finally the door opened and let in light and fresh air to the disgruntlement of the patrons. "Over here guys."

Jinx gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and sat down, Izzie on one side of her and Syd on the other. "So what's up?"

"Paul's sister Suzy thinks her fiancé is cheating on her, so I need you guys to tail him for a few days. I'm calling it Operation Steve Keep it in Your Pants."

"Cool." Jinx played with one of her blue dreads. "Name sucks though. You were never good at naming shit."

Zay gave her a look. "Deal. Everything you need to know is in this folder. Steve's home address, his work place, his schedule. He's like Mr. Regular as far as routine."

"Cloak and dagger kind of shit then. So, like do we read this and then like eat it or something?" Izzie reached over, grabbed Zay's latte and took a sip.

"Hey, get your own, you parasite. No you don't eat it, and no you don't wear trench coats or dark glasses or any of that spy shit. You do get a disposable camera each, in case you see Steve doing something suspicious. We will meet back here in a few days."

"Uhm." The small black raggedy form that was Syd raised her hand. "What's in it for us?"

"Well, I'm treating now for coffee and whatever you want to eat, and after you do the job, I'll buy you a six-pack of the good imported beer or take you guys out for Chinese or something. And it'll be fun."

His friends whispered among themselves for a couple of minutes. Then Jinx acted as spokesperson. "A six-pack AND Chinese food, the place with the dim sum."

Zay frowned and then nodded his head with a resigned sigh. "OK." Then, while they studied the contents of the folder, he took their orders.