(( ooc: No probs.  :-) Just thought it might be interesting to provide a bit of a roadblock. ))<br/><br/>The comms officer on screen remained cool as she listened to the captain. Before she was able to speak in response, the mumble of a man's voice came from off screen, catching her attention briefly, "Please hold, Churchill. Switching channels for you to speak with the Head Supervisor."<br/><br/>Immediately, the screen flickered and blinked to show the face of an aged man with silvery brown hair, dressed in a dark green uniform. His features were rugged and his posture indicated that he was a man of status, somewhat of a commanding officer of sorts. "Greetings, Captain Patrick. Dennis Quad, Senior Head Supervisor of Combine mining operations on this planet. Please excuse the cautious nature of our posture towards you. We of the Combine too have no quarrel with the UED nor to the Dominion, but with all the possibilities of commercial sabotage and espionage, we have to keep our guns pointed at anything coming at us. We have had quite a few problems with those as of late...." He paused to lean forward, crossing his arms to lock with a face cold as stone, "Indulge me in answering these questions, if you will. If you convince me that you truly are not a threat to us or our interests, I will allow one shuttle to be sent down to any location you wish to investigate, inclusive of hazardous zones. To my knowledge, the majority of our registered population are privately hired employees of ours. None of them being with any UED background, rogue, separatist or otherwise. I am also not aware of that Admiral DuGalle's Expedition have ever visited this lifeless rock in the past. What makes you think you may be able to find some of your people here?"