Kyle looks up from the rendered model at 'High Maintenance' and watches her bat her eyelashes. Years of seclusion with the worst of society made him instantly defensive and suspicious.
"Chery here as had a rough life . . . poor girl; she's going to need some TLC, which I think I can manage." Kyle turns off the rendered model and takes a seat, "So you want to know about me? Well there's not much to tell. I was going to be Fleet, but . . ." he takes a longer than normal pause and looks like what he's remembering is pretty harsh; "because of an incident I lost my chance to be something more."
Kyle goes quiet again and stares at Marlena before speaking again.
"It's been a long time since I seen someone who puts themselves together like you, so the question I have ism why you here? Me I got nothing else, have had nothing else for a long time . . . this is to be honest my only real opportunity to do what I've dreamed of doing my whole life . . . I'm going to fly this Old Girl . . . I'm going to make sure she gets us where-ever and back . . ."
Kyle studies Marlena again . . .
"I'd like to keep my past in the past, but I can guarantee you I'll have the team's back, at all times, through anything."
Kyle takes a quick look at his boot reassuring himself that his blade is not easily noticeable, which makes Marlena notice it, " . . . I don't know why but I feel like I can tell you this . . . my life hasn't been pretty for a longtime, and I'm not talking bad work, I'm talking about SMEG that a pretty thing like you would rather not know about . . . I keep my word and if you or the other fellas get in deep . . . I'll find away to get you out . . . dirty hands or no."
Kyle watches Marlena not sure if she's catching his meaning . . . "You get what I'm saying?"
FYI . .. If anyone wants to do a background check on Kyle I don't think it would be too hard for them to find out he's an Ex-Con who was put away for Manslaughter. I can even add more details to the "Event" if needed. Unsure though what the sentence length would have been, but I'm assuming it's long enough to make Kyle pretty suspicious, but loyal to those who show him some loyalty.