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"No," he answered sharply as he turned to her, "I divulged my personal life so if you're inquisitive then...." He sighed, "...then I brought it upon myself."
"I stumbled upon this station, seeking a different route around Liberty space and when I found it abandoned and then met some of your people, I didn't see a group of thieves. If they had wanted to, they could have left me floating dead in space. They COULD have taken my hold of bio-neural processors....but they didn't. I saw potential here as a place to work out of the public eye. If you and your people weren't interested, we wouldn't be talking."
He again took another sip of his drink, "As to my family, it's not up to me. I made my effort. I'm not waiting on people anymore and I'm not giving up my work. Maybe someone or something new is what this country doctor needs. You yourself said that the Rogues would see me as family. How can I judge people a thief for that? I know the history of the Rogues."
He chuckled, "When I started trading, I started in scrap metal in Texas. I saw Rogues, Hackers, Outcasts and Xenos in the prison system. I don't know about you but I think it's pretty convenient to blame all of a government's problems on everyone but themselves."
He then took a few steps towards her and stopped, "If the Rogues didn't need to steal to survive, if the Corsairs didn't have to take food for their populace, they wouldn't."
He turned to the window and put his arms out, "Perhaps in time we could build a biodome here. Food and medicines can be raised in it. If you want an example, look to Freeport 2 in Bering. I think we can offer much to each other if we work at it."
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