To: Lazurith | From: Levan Harlow

[Geno]

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identified: Lazurith
transmission point of origin: ?masked ( ⚠ Unregistered node! ⚠ )
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Oh, heya kid... yeah, I really thought your Condor's issues would limit themselves down to a software level. I should probably have a closer look at it myself and see if there's anything that might short circ while you're in space, see if you've got ion scrubbers on, escape pods functionality, that kinda thing. I'd hate to see you get hurt, especially over something as silly as an oversight. Don't sweat anything over the software cache I got for you - you're good. I'm just glad you don't have to be hunched over a little PDA plugged into your console just to fly on that thing. It's really bad for your back posture.

You really shouldn't have paid me so quickly. I mean, I admire how downright honest you are, but it's not really necessary right now. You're struggling to keep afloat with basic things like food and water as it is, and you could have just paid me at a later date. I hope you still have some left for yourself.

By the way, I really don't advise you to talk about this "Shrine"... bar thing out in public. It's a very secret club for misfits like ourselves. A slip of the tongue from that could mean that some very bad people might shut it down, so keep it hush-hush, okay? One day we'll probably tell you more about it, but don't count on it. We're trying to keep a low profile there.

Ya gotta forgive Becca. She's a little rough around the edges. But I'll see if I can chat with her a little, I can tell her not to rub you off so much.

Though, I'll gladly take up on your offer, if you are feeling particularly bored. Aspen and I are running some supply runs, as you are aware. I'd love to tell you all about the corners of space we're visiting as we're flying around Sirius.

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