"We’re willing to pay you half the fee you requested up front, and half upon successful contact with the . . . ah . . . asset," I told Fede. Even as I spoke, I laughed silently at myself. I was beginning to talk like a shadowrunner. "But we want to be assured that you know the tlachtli inside and out—that you’re able to guide us around the stadium’s security and into the teocalli . And that means knowing your credentials. Every peso we have it going toward your fee. We want to make sure our credit is well spent."