<span style="color: mediumturquoise">"I have some tech -- pretty badly damaged, I admit -- that I need analyzed,"</span>Ianthe answered him, reverting to that bell-bright schoolgirl tone she'd used earlier when in the cab.<span style="color: mediumturquoise">"And you'd mentioned that you used to do some engineering work on the side, and so I thought you'd be the <i>perfect</i> man to handle it. Is a couple hours of your time worth 200 credits?"</span>She lingered near the exit without stepping back onto the street just yet; better to remain inside and avoid getting ogled by passers-by.<span style="color: mediumturquoise">"I'd be so grateful."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>