Paul Smecker is not a ninja, he is not a vampire, he is not all that sort of awesome.

But if years in the nasty tedious hierarchy of the FBI have taught him anything, they have given him a shark's (har de har.) instinct for a subordinate seeking approval.

"Oh, you're up for a performance review, aren't you? What's your name, kid?" he says in his very best Ranking Agent tones. Yeah, he knows it's not likely to work. But godammit if he won't try.