"I really must have you consult with my engineer sometime," Flute says with a respectful nod to Alaric.

To Sasha, Flute says, "I'm not surprised Personnel fucked this up again...unless it wasn't Personnel you ran into trouble with. Techs are, at least, less immediately suspicious than outprocessed Shuos 'infantry'...did anyone mention the assassination plan to you?" She's watching Sasha and Reshad particularly closely.