Ellika half expected Jayna to call her crazy and walk out.  Instead, the rough looking captain asked her a pointed question.  A question that unnerved Ellika even further.  She knew it was a rare item, and she knew it would be hard to find.  But she had seen it before.  Once.  She thought back to her youth and tried to remember, to pull shape and form and color from her earliest of memories and reform them to what she sought.<br/><br/>The image cleared and slowly, Ellika nodded her head.  It would be difficult to explain, but she could at least answer the question.  "Yes.  I have.  I know what they look like.  I also know how rare they are.  I know this isn't an easy request, and you must think me foolhardy to ask it.  But even if I have to learn to fly a ship myself, I will find a way to get the Angel Tears."<br/><br/>She felt more confident after her little speech and she smiled a bit to herself.  Her eyes carefully watched Jayna for another moment before she decided that she should be a little more forthcoming.  Ellika breathed deeply and continued.  "You know that I am Aratan.  You must also know that many of us have 'gifts' or abilities.  Some call it magic.  Whatever you call it, I have one.  I can 'talk' to objects.  Things, machines, anything that lacks life.  I would be invaluable to your ship, should you accept.  And perhaps I can find some<em>thing</em>that knows where to find Angels Tears so that we are not flying blind."<br/><br/>That was the last of it, she had no more cards to lay on the table.  Jayna would either deny or accept.  She hoped that Jayna chose to accept and waited.