Meeting in progress: LRI awaits unknown contact

[Erasmas]

Back onboard the BWT, with the cryocubes secured in the hold, the Cerberus officers discuss about the meeting.



Cpt.Gaiman: That went well, all things considered. I still wonder how the Brotherhood came to know of the meeting; we'll have to keep our eyes open for them. Transmit the latest telemetries to the drone network.
Lt.Shenoy: Yes captain. What about doctor Bohr? Do we keep him under surveillance?
Cpt.Gaiman: Yes... with discretion. We don't want to put him under pressure, and it's better if he thinks we're not watching his every move. *pauses* Janus, what do you think of him and his group?
Dr.Pitt: They're very competent. The subjects are in excellent condition, and the cryocubes are perfectly configured. I wish we could work more often with people like him...
Lt.Shenoy: I wish we wouldn't need to. Every operation like this brings countless security issues.
Dr.Pitt: But it was definitely worth the risk! I can't wait to get back to my lab, with this new material...
Lt.Shenoy: It was almost worth the risk just to see you outside your lab, Janus. Why are you so eager to bury yourself in that hole again?
Dr.Pitt: Really, Balavi, of all the people, you should be the one to understand the most. When you tend to your security duties and investigations, what is the one thing that you value more?
Lt.Shenoy: Information, of course, but it's not the sa-
Dr.Pitt: It is exactly the same thing! Scientific research is like an investigation, and I need all the information I can get in order to progress. And the kind of informations I need can be obtained only in a well equipped laboratory...
Cpt.Gaiman: If you're about to ask for more equipment, Janus, the answer is always "no". You already had your accelerator upgrade this month, you should know that it's not always so easy to procure the materials we need.
Lt.Shenoy: *taps his communicator* Mister de Shahrizai, how long to the Fading Sun?
Erasmas: *from the comms* Twenty klicks to the coordinates, monsieur. Shall I prepare the red carpet for mademoiselle Gaiman?
Lt.Shenoy: *closes the comm without answering* Hmpf... Why are we trusting this freelancer, captain?
Cpt.Gaiman: Who says I'm trusting him? He's just useful. And he'll do whatever we ask him, as long as we hide his family from the GRN.
Lt.Shenoy: I wonder why he didn't ask the Council for help, it could have been easier for both sides.
Cpt.Gaiman: That part of the story is top secret...

The BWT approaches the Resheph cruiser at the outskirts of the New York system and docks with it. After some minutes, the freelancer transport detaches and flies back to the system, while the Fading Sun, as silently and stealthy as when it arrived, enters a jump hole and leaves New York.

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