Kety gestures Vio's bubble with its human contraband into his own vehicle. "You're late," he remarks. "Complications?"

"Nothing insoluble," says Linyabel, imitating the accent of Vio's age-cohort as best she can and trusting the bubble to handle the rest.

"I'm sure, my love," says Kety, and Linyabel makes a face. "Keep your force-screen up till we're aboard."

"Yes," agrees Linyabel.

She gets on, she fiddles with the controls. "This will do until he talks to me again - I think it is probably safe to assume that Nadina would rather we prioritize the Key over her personal safety, but obviously plans allowing the safe retrieval of both would be the best."