"Ever heard the song 'Clean' by The Sneaker Pimps? I remember it was playing after I sold a full payload of weapons to the Albanians with the promise they'd be used outside where any reporters could see it.

It was playing, and one of the lines stuck out to me: 'it's gonna take a thousand waterfalls to get yourself clean'. I think that sounds about right. A thousand bursts of good things. Maybe more. It's a start."

He leans in and steals a kiss, before he can stop himself. "You have no idea how good it is to have somebody who listens."