Can you hear me now?

[tothexthpower]

[As X started back toward the Hunter base with Phantom, he reached out to connect to Alia over a secured and encrypted channel.]

Alia? Come in?

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[experient]

Right here, X. What can I do for you?

[tothexthpower]

I'm on my way back to base now. And... ah, I'm bringing someone with me.

Are you busy?

[experient]

[wryly] No busier than I have been since we got here.

But if you need something, I'm sure I can make time.

[tothexthpower]

[The equivalent over the internal comms of a soft sigh.] I'm sorry to impose even more on you, but I trust you the most to do this right... [He'll owe you one. Not sure one what, but he'll make good on it.]

If you can get away, can you meet us at the deep scan analysis lab? Phantom has agreed to be scanned, but he's concerned over storage of his data analysis.