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[Niko has had a little bit of a confusing week. He didn't expect to be asked along on a diplomatic mission; usually not anything he's good at (in his mind). But he came along, figuring he was there as bodyguard more than anything else.]

[But now he's returned, and he wants to check in.]

Hey, ah.... So I just got back. I had to go with Thán for a mission and now he has a new boyfriend for peace purposes I guess. I am not really sure what happened there. Sort of like an arranged marriage? [He's actually kind of suspicious of this whole-matchmaking thing now. He's always disliked match-making on some level, but there is something deeply unsettling about it here. Just how mandatory and committing it seems.]

[He doesn't hate the match he was given, not at all. But he knows there might be people they're even better suited to.]

Look, I am a little nervous about this big business here. Capitalism is shit, government is shit, and is bad enough when taking advantage of lonely people. But I think we are going to have to be sure to be good to the new guy because we saw what happened the last time we fucked up diplomacy.

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I am not worried about immediate survival. Even if this is a ship of haphazardly assembled people with little to no common training or experience, it is hardly the worst attempt I've seen at building a group.

[ That's reserved for the Guardians of the Galaxy. Though to give Peter Quill credit, he did a lot better job of assembling, and he was relentlessly and irritatingly proactive. ]

The people communicate better than half the bosses I have worked for.

[It's relatively peaceful for a hive of scum and villainy.]

[ They communicate better than her husband, she's sure. ]

Am I meant to assume that says much? In your opinion.

It is a pretty low bar, but honestly it is easy to meet.

[Even if he just recently got in a bad enough argument that he told someone not to talk to him.]

[ This would be quite a great moment of an "I'm not here to make friends" if anyone were inclined. ]

I suppose there is some consolation to be had from that.

[ Small. But infighting isn't something anyone needs. ]

Thank you for your honesty.