Neither of these arguments particularly move him. McCoy gets an eyebrow with respect to his subtle quip, and Shonagon receives a patient, resigned sigh.
"Then we are at an impasse. You said you were not interested in getting "mixed you" in this matters, but it appears you cannot be extricated from them."
He sits back against his chair, examining them both carefully.
Shonagon nods at Bones's statement. "Just that. A team of Outlanders would certainly be expendable, if you pressed us into investigative service. We're so far from home that it'd be very difficult for us to call on our own governments for protection."
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Shonagon & Bones (or really just Shonagon)
"Then we are at an impasse. You said you were not interested in getting "mixed you" in this matters, but it appears you cannot be extricated from them."
He sits back against his chair, examining them both carefully.
"Something will have to be done."
Re: Shonagon & Bones (or really just Shonagon)
"And when you say that," she murmurs, "do you mean that something will have to be done about me, or by me?"
Neither option appeals to her.
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"I wonder. Any ideas, my lady?"
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"Surely my lord isn't trying to goad me into volunteering my services to his kingdom?"
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The pitch is somewhere between "what on earth do you imagine you can do" and "I am genuinely curious."
Bones mutters that he'd likely be the first person killed in an expedition of killed people.
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"Investigative service, you say...."
(Please hold for the rest of the group! Folks is gonna join up soon~)