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And there he was, Mr Oakland in the flesh himself. It was a bit peculiar to see him in person rather than as a pixelated image on her computer screen, but it wasn't anything Madison couldn't get used to. "Nice to see you, Oakland," Madison returned the greeting less formally than Scarlett and Atkins, but that was only because Madison knew more about her new partner than he could ever suspect. All the way from his exact prescription for his bipolar disorder to his transcript in high school, Madison had thoroughly researched it all to prepare herself for this assignment. To be honest, she hadn't been too thrilled when she'd read his file and discovered that he had some personality issues... but she couldn't let that show. She had to take it in stride and trust that he was professional enough not to let it interfere with his work ethic and hope that if he ever indicated otherwise, she could deal with it herself.

Roman Atkins, on the other hand, was of less interest to Madison so she hadn't bothered pulling all the stops to research him. She'd figured Scarlett would fill her in on the guy later on so she merely flashed him a grin before turning around to Scarlett. "Jesus, woman," she admonished, helping herself to a red velvet cupcake, "did you miss the lesson on sharing in kindergarten or something?" She nudged Scarlet with her heel gently and sat down next to her. Noticing the files on the table, she dragged one towards her and glanced at the passport, wincing at her fake identity. "Whoever decided on the names must have been a Jane Austen fan, because Elizabeth Bennet? Really?"

She began slowly unwrapping the cupcake in a clockwise direction, balancing the file on her knees as she skimmed through pages of information she already knew. The first thing was to confirm that their tickets were first class--thankfully, yes, they would be flying in style--before looking at the Photoshopped pictures of herself and Jason Oakland. Apparently Elizabeth Bennet was the epitome of grace and sophistication because she looked perfectly poised in every picture whereas Madison, on the other hand, could never be that elegant if she tried. Damnit. She was going to have to do some serious acting to play this part...