I'm afraid, Captain, I cannot partake of food or drink, though I thank you for the thought.
He paused briefly, as if listening to something, before speaking once more.
I have just received a subspace communique from Obsidian, one of my Melds, who commands a Thresher destroyer. Apparently, while on patrol in Tau-37, he encountered a certain Rache Nehman, a Camara pilot, with a cargo hold full of Slaves. Unfortunately, he was not able to catch up to the slaver and lost him in Omicron Alpha. It is my recommendation that we begin to keep tabs on such individuals so that, perchance, we might interdict them and put an end to their foul trade.