F-623: Crystal Coast Resort, The Quartz Room

“I’ve seen that Emerald here,” he indicates Lia, “can be very persuasive, and I have others’ confirmation on that.

“And you, Mer Starr.  An individual about whom there is almost no information, but with an AHE in Computing and Cyberops, Cryptography, Mathematics, who shows up as a surprise passenger on a ship like Spanial, mid-charter.  I’m speculating, partly based on my brief conversation with Emerald and her persuasive skills, but I expect there are relevant skills that you could bring to my problem.

“Am I wrong?”