"........." Sharp was silent for an extended moment, before smacking his forehead.

"The Order of The Sand! Of course!" he exclaimed.

"It makes perfect sense!" he said.

He then paused again, before shaking his head.

"Sadly, I have no way to contact the Order." he told her.

"I mean, if yourself or your brother can, then I would be most appreciative." he commented further. "But from what I know, even the heads of the Council and Triad have immense difficulty getting an audience with... well... ANYONE in the ORder." he added with a sigh.

"...but I'm guessing you have some connection." he then said.

".............." Sharp was silent again, for a moment.

"Wow." he said.

"Your connections really ARE something amazing." he commented.

"Just like that, you've gotten me an audience with someone from the Order." he said further.

"...you really ARE quite the lady." he then said with a smirk.

"Just keep finding new ways to surprise me."

"Well, even the lowest ranking Order member outranks one such as myself." Sharp responded.

"So, high-ranking or not, this is definitely a rare occasion." he said.

"...for me, that is." he clarified. "I get the feeling that this miiiiight be a bit commonplace for you." he said further, taking a small drink.

"Then again, your social network is... quite diverse, shall we say?" he commented.

"Mine is, as well, but even for the head of the Council, you have quite interesting connections."

Sharp smiled again.

"You brother's a good man." he said.

"Even before he had his eyes opened a little." he chuckled.

"He was still a good man." he told her.

"At least he's accepted that not all djinn are alike."

"......." Leo was silent for a moment.

"Right." he said.

"I have a vague feeling I know what this is about." he muttered.

"But I'll be there in a few minutes." he said.

"WHERE in San Diego?" he asked her.

"Like, where are you, specifically?"

Leo had said goodbye to Nakia, and disappeared from where he was, appearing in an alley that was relatively close to the Unit, but was still empty and deserted.

He stepped out of the alley, brushed off the small amount of residual sand on his shoulders, the substance dissipating and disappearing into thin air, and started to walk.

He was at the unit in a couple of minutes, and immediately noticed Hollie sitting on the bench outside the Unit.

"Ah." he said when he was close enough.

"The Unit." he commented.

"Should have guessed." he chuckled, before looking at Hollie.

"Hello again." he greeted her respectfully, with a small bow.

It was a rare occasion. Jake didn't have his newspaper up. But he looked over towards Hollie, and sighed.

"Extenuating circumstances." he said.

"Cliff's wife is in the hospital for... well, I'm not sure, admittedly, but I was called in to cover, due to me being the only one that can." he shrugged.

"At least I'm getting paid double-time-and-a-half for this." he added with a smirk, before pressing a few buttons on the comm unit on the desk.

"Hey boss, Miss Remmington's here." he said.

"Send her in." Sharp replied, before the call was ended and Jake pressed the buzzer.

"In you both you." he told them, before his tongue flicked out at Leo.

".....sand..." he said.

"And... a vaguely... familiar scent..." he mumbled further.

"I'll let him know!" Jake called to them, as they entered the building.

"Nope." Leo replied.

"Never been here before." he told her.

"If I were to wager a guess, the familiarity he smells is less personal, and more species-based." he said.

"He seems to be a lizard-folk, and he probably smelled Karma on me." he told her, referring Nakia's pet snake/familiar.

"It would only make sense for him to sense the scent of another reptile."

"Not much." Leo replied.

"I mean, I know what their ethos and reason for being is." he went on.

"There are things in this world that people don't believe in, but it doesn't make them any less of a threat." he said.

"The Unit works in the shadows to eliminate these threats, and make sure people continue to think of them as nothing more than myths and legends." he continued.

"Lest widespread panic become prevalent."

"....you are with the Order of The Sand?" Hal asked Leo.

"I am, indeed." Leo responded.

"It's an honour to have you here." Sharp told him. "Head Agent Hal Sharp." he introduced himself.

"Ahhh yes, we know who you are." Leo replied. "And NO, it's NOT a bad thing." he quickly assured him.

"Leonard Fenretti." he then introduced himself in return.

"Just call me 'Leo', though."