"The old bastard had no idea what hit him. I saved the company, I saved our colonies...and he wants to fire me! What the hell did he think was gonna happen?"

Really, it was practically Tassiter's own fault.

"Ah...I can still hear him. 'What are you still doing here, John? You're done in Hyperion...why are you behind my desk, John? Where are my bodyguards, how did you get in here....'." Jack snorts, settling back comfortably on the pillows and grinning.

"His secretary was on an open comm the whole time, barely said 'boo'. And I dunno...a couple days maybe? There was a lot going on, it was like ten years ago..." He doesn't remember the exact timeline at this point.