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#2016-08-07 04:29:19, as written by SkyCladSaya06

A bunch of other people have come in since Ascelina waited around for the Raiders to show up. Probably recruits. She's heard of mission runs to the city back then and even with their expertise and equipment, casualties are inevitable. Deep inside, she just hoped that most of her allies make it out alive.

Finally, the whole room was notified of the arrival of their diplomat. But instead of someone who looked more at home with this kind of meeting, Styx had opted to send a rather intimidating character; a Cyber Edge decked in armor. Even among the Lethe guards, such armored forces are rare and she's only heard of a few who is able to draw out the power of the Knights of old. Could this be a sign of distrust? Ascelina's hand wandered just a little to the hilt of her sword.

"You are the representatives of Charon, correct? Then, let us begin this meeting."

"Indeed. I am Ascelina von Ritter of the Charon Outpost Guards." Ascelina promptly introduced herself. People like these do not mess around after all. They play hardball. "Then again, so do we..."

Getting straight to the point, their contact proceeded to tell them about the nature of their mission run and their terms and conditions. As expected, he was rather frank. For the most part, Ascelina found the terms amiable save for the matter of cost. 60-40. Reasonable if you're the one offering. Not if you're the one accepting. But without any vantage point, she's not really in a proper position to argue and debate the cost. If only there was a roundabout way...

"Agreed. You're the veterans. Any decision making would be left to you. However--" Ascelina knew the risk of laying down her own conditions given that they really have nothing to offer Styx for now. Nevertheless, to not do so would make her appear cowardly and incompetent. Traits aren't really appropriate for jobs of this nature.

"We reserve the right to hold a meeting when it comes to choosing the routes to take. A meeting with everyone involved. We deliberate which of the paths is the best one to take and decide based on majority vote. Figured that should be fair for everyone on board." If she cannot hold leverage on her own, she may be able to get the others to see her own point of view. "It's a one week ride to Machine City. Surely a lot of unforeseeable circumstances could arise by then. Not that we're questioning your expertise but--just think of it as a peer review. Maybe some of them can see things we can't."

"Splitting the earnings well, we don't really have any complaints with the 60-40. However, if we are to be left on our own when it comes to fending off the Ventrus, then the other miscellaneous scraps we collect are our own as well. Same goes for your front. Neither of us would also be obligated to share our own spoils." Ascelina finishes up, brushing off a lock of hair that fell on her face.

She looked around the others. A young woman around her age and an armored man. Probably new recruits from the Raider's side. "Regarding the recruits...I assume responsibility is to each our own as well? Same goes for their compensation." She asks the Raider's representative. She didn't want the meeting to take too long. The sooner they can leave, the better it is for Charon.

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