<div class="floatright">(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8864/ssbbsamuszerosuit.jpg)</div><br/>Here came the long point: the stall.  Dawn had to buy the others as much time as she could, whether to hack into the system of the other ship or just to get into position.  Certainly she could buy as much time as she was able, but these people looked pretty tough.  Simply blasting from the get-go probably wasn't going to quite work.<br/><br/>"You're the leader?" she asked, keeping her hands folded.  "Please don't hurt anyone.  We're supposed to be here to trade; you can check our credentials with Da'Roni of House Vectal."<br/><br/>She wasn't that great with these sorts of things, but thankfully she didn't have to convince them, just stall.  Without pause or objection she followed off the ship.