"Well, yeah. Intel is important. Gotta know what you're up against. But there's a difference between knowing there's three guys with two guns between them in the room and marking out every step of your plan ahead of time." He just needs to know the basics. Then he flows like water. "Getting hung up on what you're supposed to be doing leaves you blind to opportunities in the moment."

Yes, this drove his partner absolutely nuts. But Jet stuck with him for all those years because he got the job done, no matter how maddening his methods. Spike furrows his brows at Styx's explanation, feeling like he's leaving out some important details. And because there's a pain like somebody twisting a knife into his skull somewhere from the nape of his neck. "You tricked him into thinking you were selling him into slavery, but you sent him somewhere else instead?" He asks to make sure he's got the story straight. "How was he supposed to take that?"