1) I think that is because he has no authority, no power. He is a Pleb, which is not terrible, but some doors are closed to him because of his rank. Yet he has to do the job, so he has to find ways around this, to get the answers he needs. I think his limits have made him resourceful, though he may not always be ethical.

2) I love Falco's mother!! It is hilarious to me that he has been through all he has been through, suffered a lot, but no matter what, he still has to deal with his mother just like everyone else. She cracks me up, as no excuse works with her.

3) I think he does want to do well by Sosia. He feels an obligation as well as a loss. But that doesn't mean he won't take money for the work either. Being resourceful means getting what you can from where ever you can, and Falco has a few tricks, and a certain lack of ethics, up his sleeve.

4) Gonna skip this one at the moment...

5) HA! Because of their history in the military! Not only were they in the wrong place at the wrong time (Britain during the Boudiccan rebellion) their legion has a poor reputation because of that. AND then they finagled (poor spelling - sorry!) their way out of the army VERY early...which goes back to the resourcefulness and lack of ethics. Yet, would YOU stay in???

I may change this as I wake up more, sorta out of sorts today. But didn't want Helena's questions to be over looked! Please feel free to pick my comments apart as well, anything that starts conversation!