"Hellboy's familiar with your agency!" Rick deserved to hear it from someone else, but that wasn't all he deserved; hand up for a high-five, a grinning Sam came over. "Hellboy's familiar with your agency... and on his way to help after being cold-called. I--man, I don't know if I'm just onto something with my lucky charms or what, but I kinda don't care as long as this luck lasts. Shit. This has taken a turn. We might actually get Noemi out okay."

She wanted to stop there, but couldn't in good conscience---that felt too much like she'd jinx things, and, anyways, as it so often did her mouth wanted to add more.

"...if we don't, got good odds on getting her avenged."