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</div></div><br/>"Yeah...I don't know about that." Akena was particularly perturbed by what Robin was saying, but she didn't let it show on her face, instead just giving him a very puzzled look. They did the hard work, but it was going to Atlas? "But put a pin in that for a second."<br/><br/>She nodded at Shiro and Karmyne. "I completely agree with collaborating with team LITE and hearing what they have to say, but yes, let them have some time to recover. If no one else steps up, then I'll be more than happy to talk to them. I'm not going to hold their blunders against them, nor do I think that would be a productive attitude to take." She shrugged, glancing out of an open window, then back at the group. She'd certaily hold it against them privately, but why let that get in the way of working together? "Especially when we can clearly tell that this grimm was acting strangely. Let's just say this whole situation feels fishy. Which leads me back to...."<br/><br/>Akena did love a good segue. She silently congratulated herself - small wins and all that - before speaking to Robin again, studying his face with a calculating look on her own. Still, she kept her tone light enough to allow for some levity. "Robin, I'm not an expert on laws regarding research or the selling of possibly mission-critical items to foreign entities, but you don't find the ethics of what you're proposing dubious at all? A team from Beacon captures a sample, but instead of said sample being used for Vale's research, it goes to Atlas, who don't even have a presence here? Unless you're outing yourself as a spy, but I don't think that's your motive." She barely kept herself from saying she didn't think he was guileful enough for it, either. "At the very least, we should present it to Beacon staff - being<i>completely </i>honest about the situation as we do - and let them sort it out. This team is not in the business of handling any international policies, and the rather mercenary attitude of it all paints us in a bad light. It's not our job, it's not what we're even being trained for, and I'd rather not torpedo my own or anyone else's career just because we can't open up a canister."<br/><br/>"And I'm not taking a no on this one. It's an order." She looked Robin right in the eyes as she said it. "You can hold onto the canister for the time being, but we're going to see the administration right after this. The sooner we get this hairy situation out of our hands, the better. The outcome I'm less interested in comparison to simply protecting ourselves. Best case scenario, there's no problems at all, and things go however you want - but I would like to see a receipt of reward money in that case, yeah?"