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'''Blake:''' Uh huh. Call me when you guys lose a few tonnes. | '''Blake:''' Uh huh. Call me when you guys lose a few tonnes. | ||
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'''[[Kelrod]]:''' Before we proceed, we need to check the rest of the ship, but I'm curious about what were you doing in this ship? | |||
'''[[Kallo Ver|Kallo]]:''' Insurance scam. | |||
Silence permeated the smokey cargo hold. Perplexed at the silence -- and scrutiny with which he was being stared at by all members of the Veritas crew -- Kallo shrugged his shoulders. | |||
'''Kallo:''' What? | |||
'''Kelrod:''' Does the captain know that you're here and who you really are? Because he didn't mentioned having any passenger... | |||
'''Kallo''': That... is also a long story. | |||
'''[[Sky Blake|Blake]]:''' Why not make it a short story then? | |||
'''Kallo:''' In order to access the priceless family heirloom of one important person, I had to pass myself off as a member of that family... and "die". | |||
The XO pinched the bridge of her nose. | |||
'''Kallo:''' It was the easiest way into the family crypt -- which houses the diamond I'm looking for! | |||
'''Blake:''' And "dying" was the best way to achieve this? | |||
'''Kallo:''' How else am I meant to break into the crypt? | |||
Blake's eyes flickered as she considered the smaller man's words. | |||
...touche, really, because there was no other reasonable explanation for his being in a crypt clearly not for him. | |||
'''Blake:''' Well... how's your plan working out so far? | |||
'''Kallo:''' Well it was going fine until the cargo hold caught fire. Though, admittedly, this is my second attempt. | |||
'''Kelrod:''' What do you think commander? Shall we inform the captain of Ver's presence on this ship, or just send him to the Veritas, into custody? | |||
'''Kallo:'''::grumbling:: You'd force me to do this a third time? | |||
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'''[[Kallo Ver|Kallo]]:''' I intend to take a diamond belonging to the Badnut family. They're a rather wealthy bunch that run trade near End Triangle. But to get the diamond, I have to access their family crypt. And I can't just walk in. | |||
'''[[Roshanara Rahman|Rahman]]:''' That doesn't explain why you weren't on the manifest. | |||
'''Kallo:''' I'd never lie to you, Captain. I intended to pretend to be a member of the family, fake my death, have my body placed in the crypt — and with complete and open access to the Badnut diamond available to me, it is mine for the taking. | |||
'''[[Sky Blake|Blake]]:'''::frowning in thought:: If you couldn't walk into the crypt through regular means, how did you intend to walk out of it? | |||
Kallo opened his mouth, but paused, his index finger raised. After a moment, his finger dropped and his mouth closed, unable to answer her logical question. | |||
Blake pinched the bridge of her nose as she sighed. | |||
==Just a Tuesday== | ==Just a Tuesday== | ||