She nods. "It is a little unusual, but, as I've said, we're... in a bind, and spread thin. What I'm offering you is what the senior designer was being paid, before the incident. As such, I figured it was only fair to offer you the same. And, again, if there's an emergency, there isn't much limit, to what we can provide you. If you believe harnessing the power of a nuclear plant is required to complete the mission, we'll ask you which one's closest to where you need it."<br/><br/>"I appreciate your commitment to keeping things cheap, but your job is to keep the nation, and ehr people, safe, so... you're allowed a little bit of funding," she says with a smile.