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Several hours later, you're having lunch at the mess hall when you notice that Captain Altug is walking over to you, and she sets her lunch tray down across from you. You stare at her in surprise; she's never done this before, and you wonder what she's planning as she starts to eat her meal. For a while, the two of you say nothing, but then she looks up at you with her one good eye and says in a casual manner, "So…I heard that you were talking to our resident mad scientist today."

Edgar, you think as you realize what she's talking about, and you ask her about it. "Just curious, actually. I've seen some of the stuff that he's made and read about them in your reports of the incidents that've happened. Extremely useful mods, but he hasn't exactly made them available to the rest of the base," she says casually. You stare at her and ask what she's going on about. She casually glances around the mess hall before looking at you. "What was he talking to you about earlier?" she asks in a low voice.

You pause for a moment, wondering what you should do, and then you…

…feed her a different story about what the two of us were talking about.

You tell Altug that you and Edgar were discussing what kind of modifications you want to have installed in your suit and whether he can help you get them or not. She gives you a curious glance but doesn't interrupt as you spin your story about the false discussion that you had with Edgar. You're not sure whether she bought your story or not; she seems completely neutral. After you're done, she nods her head and says, "I see. Well, it's good to know that you're just talking about work then. Keep up the effort." She returns to her meal, eating quietly without saying another word. You look at her for a while longer before you too return to your meal.

You eat in relative silence without paying attention to each other.

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