It's a lazy morning much like any other. April needs to get up and make breakfast but instead she's lying in bed scrolling the news on her phone. She doesn't even like the news. Gonna get up aaaaany minute now.
"He wanted to see if you'd stand up for him at the funeral, and you did," Morrison continues. "He didn't expect things to go quite to that extent, but you still handled yourself well, and stood up for him. You stood up for him when you didn't have to and when you had all sorts of reasons to do only the bare minimum of what was asked of you. And that's what we wanted to see. So, yes, you could take over your uncle's business."
"It isn't a crime town," Morrison says, giving Pippi yet another look. "I don't think most of the people there would consider themselves criminals. Cutting edge scientists, yes, villains, perhaps, if you must. But if you don't want it... well, I suppose we can try and let your Uncle's colleagues know that you don't want the job. Some might even believe us. The rest, however, will take actions against you as though those statements were just a ruse, likely leading to your death and the deaths of anyone you would be staying with."
PLEASE AT LEAST COME BACK WITH US TO TAKE A LOOK. I LIKE YOU A LOT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE.
"I like you too, Pip. Fine, I will grudgingly visit the volcano lair."
THANK YOU, APRIL. IT MIGHT HAVE ITS PROBLEMS, BUT I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT. SOME OF IT.
"Just as long as everybody understands that I'm going to spend the whole time wishing I was a lumberjack."
"Okay. We should get going, then. If whoever Tobias is working for can find us, then CSIS can probably find us, even if not nearly as fast, and it'll be... easier if we're not here when they show up. I'll get us a car to come take us to the airport." She pulls out her phone. "Do you have any other questions, while we're waiting?"
"I'd ask 'do you have any other nasty surprises for me' but if you're maintaining you had no idea your ex was going to pull a knife at the funeral then presumably you also aren't going to warn me about the next fucked-up thing."
AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO ONE ON THE ISLAND IS GOING TO PULL A KNIFE ON YOU. THEY'RE MOSTLY EXCITED TO MEET YOU.
"Okay, great." She puts her phone away. "The car will be here in a few minutes. Anything you want to say to Pippi before we go? She's coming with us, but won't be able to communicate in the car or on the plane, we try not to leave the equipment for that lying around."
"In that case surely the question is, does Pippi have anything to say to me."
NOT PARTICULARLY. I'M GLAD YOU'RE MY ASSIGNMENT, BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT. FEEL FREE TO KEEP TALKING TO ME THE WAY YOU HAVE BEEN. I LIKE OUR FRIENDSHIP.
ALSO YOU MIGHT WANT TO WEAR DIFFERENT SHOES. THERE ARE SOME IN THE CLOSET UPSTAIRS.
"—oh, thanks," she says, heading for the stairs. "I hate these less than I expected to but I still hate them."
There are two shoe boxes in the closet. One of them contains a pair of shoes that are an exact copy of her usual sneakers, which have never been taken out of the box.
The other box contains a pair of business casual shoes, which also have never been taken out of the box. They don't fit April's style at all, but they seem like they would go well with the business casual slacks, blouse, and blazer, hanging in transparent garment bags on hangers in the closet.
...
She changes her shoes and goes back downstairs.
"I'm incredibly suspicious of that closet," she announces.
"Those are Annabel's clothes," Morrison says. "It probably hasn't gotten to the point where we need them, though, you're flying on your Uncle's plane and CSIS probably hasn't started passing your face around yet. Some light misdirection will probably do the trick."
"Urge to become a lumberjack rising," she grumbles. "Whatever. Let's go."
The car takes the three of them to Pearson Airport, where rather than going through security, Morrison takes her directly to a small plane owned by Olivier Holdings, which she informs her is flying them to the Caymans. From the Caymans, she explains, they'll have a quick stop to refuel, and then fly the rest of the way to Grenada, where they'll be taking a boat to Saint Genevieve.