8-175: Merchant Freighter Spanial – Control
“Not an easy call. Arguably your facility with people might be handy bluffing your way through the local facilities here too. But I thought you might be better at predicting trouble and influencing.”
She picks a morsel of food off her plate and eats it.
“It’s still a possibility, if you’d rather spend the time in Hio and meeting all the folks in every out-of-the-way outpost in the system here while we go see what Kort and his gang are doing in restricted space?”
“No.”
That came out a little fast.
“I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s tempting. There might be a few opportunities for me out there but…”
She gives Karmen a slightly weighted glance.
A short sigh.
“I don’t like his boss, I’ve made my opinion clear. But I’d rather know what he’s doing than be kept in the dark. If there’s someone dangerous in a crowded room, I prefer to keep an eye on them, rather than lose myself in that crowd and pretend they’re simply not there. Does that make sense?”