"Acknowledged."<br/><br/>Shokyou pauses again.<br/><br/>"It is rather quite cunning, but I suspect this will work far better if you and little Tipperary both embody another pre-Mandate Terran concept called 'plausible deniability'."<br/><br/>This time you can definitely hear the laughter in the electronic voice.<br/><br/>"I will take every effort to ensure your safety, but there will be some unavoidable alarm and distress involved. Beyond that, Captain, it would be best if you pretend we never had this discussion."