Damian spoke suddenly, his voice slightly affected by the alcohol.
"You know so many things about me. My background, my secrets, the illegal shit I've done.
But I don't know anything about your life beyond your career disappointments."
He turned to look at Brian directly.
"So tell me. What's your story? And where the hell are you driving me to?"
Brian smiled, something sheepish and proud mixing in his expression.
"There isn't much interesting to say about me, honestly. I already told you about my career and how that turned out. Pretty standard story of idealism meeting bureaucratic reality."
His smile widened.
"But if there's something I'm genuinely proud of, something that makes all the career disappointments worth it, it's my family… My parents and my little brother."
Damian's eyes widened in genuine surprise.
"You have a brother?"
