Re: Destination: Unknown
"You make a good point, Khea," Val adds. "We don't really know what we have, so it's hard to place a true value on it."
"For example, the spacesuit. Is it just a standard vacc/suit made for an alien form? Or might it have hidden abilities that we can't see from the outside?"
"Or the alien tech. Somehow, it was able to generate the gravity field of a small star... or large planet. Snips of data from the Core indicate that the Imperium can do that, but it's not commonplace or common knowledge."
"Anyway, it may work differently with the Aslan, but you get way too much variation among us Humans to say it'll work the same every time."
"And we don't have to give anything to Falko except a report. If he has any authority or connections, he can get it from whoever we give it to. So, we sell it first, then report to him. He probably isn't here on Outpost anyway. He was on Grendal."
"Does your scientist pal, Serge, have any money? Is he like a billionaire recluse or something? Or were you thinking he might be contact for someone who does have money? Or maybe he can gives us a value on the alien body."
"The question, really, is: do we sell it as one lump find? Or do we split it up into lots? A single buyer is going to pay less just because they won't know what they are buying either. Four or five smaller buyers, however, might be more inclined to speculate, or at least see more potential in his own field."
"With Outpost being such a mercantile hub, and having a Naval Base, there's probably a good chance that there's a scout or two here at all times... getting supplies, keeping an eye on things. You know--doing those things that Scouts do."
"Well, we can kick this around six ways to Sunday. In the end, it's up to our new Fearless Leader, Walter, to decide. So, boss, what's it going to be?"