As she and Sonja drank tea she listened to this young woman and her ideas for a medical factory onboard her, how to put this... 'aged vessel'. While she had her fair share of business meetings before this one felt a bit different. "It must be the cat." she thought as Niki once more brushed against her leg and purring as if there was no tomorrow. Still, there was something in Sonja's eyes that made her feel relaxed and at ease without the need for her 'regular' business sense and posture she would normally portray. And as she felt that her brain kicked in: "It must be the psychologist." and the swiftness of her own thinking brought an instant smile to her face...
"Sonja, I'm sure we at DSE can outfit your ship with medical factory yet allow me to be honest, as your ship is, in fact, quite aged I would suggest a complete overhaul."
She noticed Sonja did not seem all that much shocked so she quickly continued...
"You see, a factory onboard an aged vessel is certainly possible yet, given the age of the vessel combined with the old powercore as well as the modern materials needed to construct a medicinal factory does need a lot of adaptation. To adapt modern technology without an overhaul of the power systems is a lenghty and certainly a costly undertaking. And with costly I mean, very costly."
She paused for a moment to see Sonja's reaction but seeing Sonja (and Niki) were not visibly moved she added...
"To make a long story short, what you ask for can be achieved yet we at DSE only upgrade ships when we are certain of flightworthiness as well as safety for those onboard as well as others in space."
She already had her next sentence prepared yet thought it would be better to give Sonja her moment to think about this and reply...