At any rate. They came here because they are extracting people that might come in harm's way and/or are people that someone might care about.

They show evidence. Includes one of them pulling back their hoods and showing his small horns.

Good. They'll come back to them both later.

They contact Monica about shifty person.

...okay but they still haven't been very convincing. Like, at all.

That's... some evidence, yeah.

(The person scurries away.)

"I have no idea, never met that one, worked with the props," says the captain.

Sigh. The person looks genuinely disappointed. Is there an acceptable threshold of evidence?

Yeah, they are at minimum not random pranksters. Are they willing to come with them?

He is hiding something and just wants to book it. We could check and see if he has an addiction? Or committed some crime here? Or maybe he wants to risk ratting us out to the Feds?

...can they talk to their daughter?

Yeah, they are.

"Betting on the last one."

Assuming said daughter is willing, sure. They call in the daughter again.

They extract the person.

Huh, do you think the Feds might be merciful in that case? It doesn't sound that smart to me, but maybe I am modeling them wrong.

The daughter and the parent have a long, long conversation. Eventually the parent's convinced to go with them.

"They do know how incentives work, if he gives them information about us he'll be mostly fine."

That is good. People get an amazing view of their city upon arrival and are helped settle in - it's fairly organized, they have identification and there are people to answer questions - and also are offered extra lifeforce as their equivalent of health insurance.

Well, what is your standard way of dealing with this situation?

"Saying no."

Should we confront him? Should we dissuade him? Should we make it public? Should we lie to him about suspecting? He asks by way of clarifying that he wanted a more elaborate plan.

"I don't know, I'd talk to him."

Yes, we'd want at least that.

"Then do that."

Well, while we are hubristic enough to think that every decision is likely to improve with our input, there is the fact that - inasmuch as the concept applies - he is technically under your jurisdiction. Unless you meant that as a "I'm giving your the authority to do this."

"That is what I meant, yes."

Polite smile. Alright. It is just important to be clear before setting new precedents.

They leave.

They send the same person back to talk to shifty person, in a sort of balcony of a place that is going to house a coffee shop or similar business once they set it up properly.

Shifty person is kinda nervous.

"Hi... are you okay?" she asks very sincerely. "Do you need some water or anything?"

"N-no, I'm alright, thanks."

Nod. "I don't think I got your name. I'm Rho."

"I'm Mac."

"Right," she takes out a notepad, "so to confirm. Do you still want to come back to your hometown?"

"Yes."

Scribble. "And you state that the reason was that you miss the place? Anything else?"

"And I don't really want to—to be in a colony and away and in an adventure and. Stuff."

"Stuff? Why did you decide to side with the people that rebelled against the Federation in the first place?"