Beg a favor, huh? He remembered doing that, way back when. And did he really have to bring up the moon incident as well? The UCS was still reeling from that disgrace, lamely having to simply name themselves second place after Swehteir not only beat them in the space race, but also using Kassner himself as their astronaut. At the very least, they could say that a UCS citizen was amongst the first men that walked the surface of Akheron.

Casper sighed heavily. "Yes, I'm still on the line, Administrator, though... For you to come to us, it seems a little strange. Surely you have more powerful friends elsewhere, someone who's federal government can actually get something done, so does this mean you're desperate, or... Nevermind. Just... what does this favor entail?"