We had a very brief talk in Pennsylvania, when Empress was camping Allentown. Remember? Your name fell a few times since then, apparently you have had some influence on a lot of people. One of them said you work as an assassin, or mercenary, or bounty hunter.
I was wondering, are you still working as that, and looking for jobs?
Wow, quick response. Seems like you are really a professional!
I am afraid the matter is quite tricky. I do not want to waste your time, but if you are interested, I would like to meet you as soon as possible. In space or in person, I do not care too much about that. A direct conversation would speed things up a lot, though. I can cover the fuel cost for you, too.
Do you happen to be able to come to some neutral location? Maybe the freeport in Sigma-15?
Yes, I think the woman that wanted to murder me is out there to harm me. Yes, I think her looking right at me as she fired at the canopy could be a hint. Yes, her dropping a nuclear mine in front of the ship I was on could indicate that. I can not help but wonder why everyone wants me to talk to the woman that tried to murder me. She wanted to murder me. She tried. If not for some kind of wonder, I am still alive. She would have been successful if that some kind of wonder had not intercepted the mine.
I might be naive, Caliban, but usually, the prey does not look forward to talk with their predators. That is what she is. A predator. Sooner or later, she will kill me. She will just snap again and change from nice to murderous.
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