A Complicated Business

[Centurion]

Captain America, despite his calm-demeanor was making every possible calculation within his mind. The more he saw and heard from and about this fox the more he saw him for who he was. The mayor was narcissistic, rude, manipulative, and untrustworthy. At least now Cap had a reason to ruin the fox's day. It had taken all his restraint not to say something as the vulpine talked circles around Marcus, casting insults vehemently. However, the last thing they would have wanted was to have been forced to deal with Rando's guards. Although they seemed like nothing more than large men, Cap couldn't shake the feeling that they had more up their sleeves than they let on. Thankfully, they were standing outside the door while he and Marcus had a face-to-face with the fox.

The fox led with a simple question, likely meant to secure their trust. For every ounce of distrust Cap had for the mayor, he was certain the mayor had a pound for them. All he had to do was play along long enough to make a half-decent getaway. He was really regretting not grabbing a communicator earlier.

"My unit heard it from an anonymous source that there were strange happenings here, the kinds of things that would interest my superiors."

"And what kinds of things, if i may be so bold, might such a worrying prospect entail?" The fox's controlled expression was too perfect to be believed.

Cap took a moment to gather his thoughts. He had few options with many outcomes. He could tell Rando a half-truth including abnormal behavior, but there was the chance the fox would assume they knew too much or something along those lines. But if he blatantly lied, Cap would be opening up the doors to being even more quickly discovered. It was a certainty, both by the Mayor's attitude and Marlin's nervousness, that Rando had a direct involvement with this "Sugarcane" epidemic. The Avenger tackled the idea of speaking the absolute truth and calling out the vulpine, but his better instincts fought against it, giving reason after reason not to go that route. Finally coming to a decision after a slight pause Cap answered the Fox.

"I have reason to believe that your citizens are under the influence of a unauthorized stimulant. My superiors are very interested in discovering what that stimulant is and where its coming from. If you have any information that could lead to an arrest, it'll expedite our investigation and gain you some favor with my faction."

Now all the good Captain could do was hope. He kept his gaze locked on the fox, maintaining his confident exterior, and hoped for the best. Rando put a paw to his chin and scratched lightly, glancing between the two Avengers. It was do or die now. Either Rando accepted their explanation, or called Cap's bluff. Either way, he'd be ready.