Making the recording for the freighter to prepare to be boarded was not difficult.  Rahks'ha simply let her natural accent flow into her words without attempting to annunciate the Terran language perfectly.  If the freighter crew didn't understand her words, then they were probably deserved to be the target of piracy.  Before using the hot mic, she practiced a couple of times and was satisfied with both the words and the delivery.<br/><br/>"Armiger Spartan Home.  Armiger Spartan Home.  Cut your engines and prepare for boarding by our 'taxation' officers", said Rahks'ha with a Mrinkan drawl.  She continued, "You cannot out-fly me.  You cannot out-gun this ship.  If you attempt to fight or escape you will lose because we are the stronger.  Resist us in any way and we will sift through the wreckage of your ship and salvage what you would withhold from us."<br/><br/>Rahks'ha touched her console and sent the recording to the comms station, saying. "Message ready."  Rahks'ha softly laughed to hear her voice when the message was sent.<br/><br/>The time seemed short, almost wishing that they might have made a token show of trying to get away, before she gracefully flew into position, so that the airlocks of both the<i>White Rabbit</i>and the freighter could be facing each other.  The cargo bays were also reasonably accessible, but first<i>White Rabbit</i>had to get it's people aboard.<br/><br/>Beatrix, Rahks'ha's real-space navigator was a physically weak creature, but was a mental wonder.  In a way, something of a biological computer.  But like any computer, getting the correct answer meant that one had to ask the correct question and to ask a question in the correct fashion.  Well, maybe that was a little unfair as Bea's language skills were more flexible than a machine's.<br/><br/>"You are correct, Navigator," said Rahks'ha as she favored the human woman with a close-lipped smile.  "I believe the maxim is, 'business before pleasure'."  Then Rahks'ha winked at the human woman.  After all, why shouldn't she play with Beatrix as T-Pilot played with the T-Nav?  Even if the human woman wasn't into sex-play, it would be nice to have someone, even a human, to snuggle with.  Rahk'sa might have just shown that she was the dominant of the two of them, but she depended on the n-space navigator for setting the course and for knowledge of whatever system that the ship entered.  She could not afford to fuck that up.  Also, Rahks'ha suspected that maybe Bea had romantic notions toward the ship's cook.  They were both human but in Rahks'ha's mind it was a nearly intolerable thought!  Maybe Rahks'ha ought to talk to Charlie about Beatrix?