The next morning, things felt relatively normal. He fed his cats, washed his hair, headed into the office... In Q branch Tanner already knew what was going on, debriefing him about what they'd found back at his home. He told him that they'd managed to salvage some things, his safe, some personal items... Oh, and they'd found the source of the bomb.

Not an accident then, definitely planted. ...And Mallory wanted to speak with him.

It had been an hour now in M's office, and there were two theories currently driving the investigation. It was either an enemy of the crown, or someone from Q's past. Either way, he was to have a security detail back at the safe house. M had tried to push for a full time detail, but Q had pushed back, insisting he couldn't live or work like that.

M's favorite suspect was another hacker from his past, a man with a record that included things like arson. A man who'd ended up serving some of the time Q hadn't. It made sense, honestly, and Q promised to remain on his toes until the man was caught.

"Who's my detail then?" Q asked.