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Kett: You want her to get it back sooner, do whatever it is you do faster so she can leave.
Kila (thought): The, eh, the scruffy one is right, you know? You’re looking very suspicious, you know?
RK-12 (thought): How did they know it was a hologram so fast?
Kila (thought): Sense of smell, I should think. They use it a lot. They would have known in any case, but they find it unsettling that you are pretending to be one of their own.
Os: You realize, brother of mine, everything we were doing was legal until you stole her property?
Kett: She gave it to me!
Os: Come on!
RK-12 (thought): The vendor doesn’t mind, but the other guy…
Kila (thought): He may calm down if you say he can keep the earpiece. It’s quite a show, but it’s not very… productive. You know?