Jack of Harts

Jesse James has remained retired in the decades since War’s End, but he continues to consult on cases when needed. Sometimes he even assembles full teams to go and search out mysteries or conspiracies that have reached his ears. Sometimes I’ve been the fool who asked for his help on a particularly interesting case. He always grumps about it, but I can tell he’s happy to get off the farm for a while. And he’s always happier to return home when he’s done. That man will never forget where he came from, and where he wants to be as long as he lives. I envy him that certainty. He’s a good man, an awesome friend, and a downright amazing Cowboy. And I owe him my life more times than I can count, even with my boots off.

For more information on Jesse, go to http://jackofharts.substack.com

Jesse James and his minions became our primary team for dealing with shady operations during the Hyades Campaign. If we thought someone was dirty, we called him to let out some rope and see who grabbed it. His team became the best little firecrackers we had when it came to searching out conspiracies and connecting with the various gangs and mafias and whatnots that often ran the streets. It was those extracurricular activities that they became known for. And if I’m being honest, Jesse and his minions really were the trendsetters when it came to the whole bad boy reputation my Cowboys got credited with. Not that I ever tried to pull him back, you understand. I joined in the festivities myself whenever I could. We all did. It was great fun, and it was effective. Jesse was amazing at mixing the two as often as possible.

Jesse James was rather unique in the time leading up to the Hyades Cluster campaign. His cybernetic intelligence had taken on a physical avatar in direct contravention of all United States military regulations. He encouraged her because of the nature of many of their missions, and Dawn DeMarco’s cyber followed her example. The number of weapons they could carry into a questionable situation was impressive. We Cowboys “did not notice” what they were doing at the time, and that quartet was so successful at completing their missions that the military brass “forgot to inform themselves” of the matter when the information absolutely did not come to their attention. The Fox and his minions truly did stand a great many policies and regulations on their heads. And many of the things we later did in the Hyades Cluster were a direct result of their actions before it.