[Miles brightens at the explicit approval-- or he's taking it as approval, at least. Annie is spot on in terms of Miles taking advantage of what little he's given. Give him an inch, and he won't just go a mile, he'll go ten miles. That's the principle on which he's lived his whole life: you have to win with the hand you're dealt, because cheating means you weren't good enough. Miles is determined to be good enough.

He would also point out that mad and desperate are not mutually exclusive.]

That's what I was thinking. I have a few ideas for what to do from there, but I need more solid information first. Everyone's close-mouthed. It makes sense, but it's damnably hard to work with.