Alyx gave her a look, something mixed between a "I know" and "You're right", but didn't say anything. Shay butted him with equal heads just as much as Lyra did, and he was very surprised that the two didn't boss him around 100 percent of the time. He had run the scenario of being dumped; he'd survive he was sure, but everyone else he knew, he'd miss<br/><br/>"Well, was just giving you a reason. I didn't forget about our conversation about no past stuff." Alyx relented a little. He respected Shay's boundaries. "You know I don't want to put people in danger. I do what I do to look out for all of us, not because I'm touchy feely inside. I have to admit though, thanks to being around you, I'd probably be making mistakes like crazy."<br/><br/>He paused for a minute, getting together the facts to explain to Shay about the job. He was glad that he seemed to assure her in some way. A happy Shay was a good Shay. Jobs and making sure he was responsible and acted wise made her happy. Seeing how she seemed a bit more relax, he became less tense himself, but retained the same level of alertness so he wouldn't blunder the details on what he was about to say.<br/><br/>"Norris is a small commercial planet, heavily driven by commerce. They grow a lot of stuff, and agriculture exports for industrial applications is their biggest moneymaker. There's a big co-op of farmers competing with the bigger corps trying to turn a profit, and they're usually left to get their supplies from whatever means they can get their hands on, as in off-world."<br/><br/>"Jersey Shore is a different star system from where Norris is, but we're meeting another freighter to get the cargo unloaded. Apparently since Norris is so remote, going to a populated planet for the cargo takes forever. That, and apparently the client knows the pilot of the freighter. So once we get the cargo from him, we head over to Norris and drop it off." He leaned forward.<br/><br/>"If anything is suspicious, what I don't get is why the freighter couldn't go there itself. From what I'm told, the cargo is hydrocarbons for terraforming and agricultural fertilizer for crop yields. Nothing illegal, though we can check the stuff ourselves once we get it on board if you'd like."