Eyes and Ears

[The Operative]

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For a moment, he thought about it, biting kneadingly on his lower lip as he looked at her. "I'd add another ten million credits if you," he began, raising his hand the way he did on Bethlehem already, first only stretching the index finger, "... give me some more scans of that nomad lair. A quick fly-by should do it. Maybe a circle around it. Give me some pictures and some sensor data about it. I'd like to know whether it is new or how the hell it appeared there. Last time my f-fellows and I were there, there was only a Gaian outpost in that nebula. Nothing else." There was a very short stutter when he said one of the words, however he raised his middle finger now with a bit of haste. "And I want to know what that object at Cannish is. And if you can use your ship to scan the planet Cannish itself, do it. Let's say fifteen millions for all that. Whenever you are able to do that. Doesn't need to be that soon."

His look dropped at the PDA again, scrolling up and down, scanning if he missed something. "Keep in mind I don't want you in trouble. So don't rush things. That nomad lair looks pretty much like it is sort of active," he said quietly, pointing at the picture with the purple energy lights. They would hear him sighing for a moment. "Where is Miss Fenn, by the way?"

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