For a moment, Tia seethed in silence as she listened to the various explanations. Was nothing about this day going to go right? 

Finally, she took a deep breath through her nose, trying to exhale her frustration. There wasn't anything she could do about it; she was stuck here for the time being. [color=e25822]This is what I get for being curious.[/color] "[color=e25822]Dock at Orahu District. I have no desire to be shot today.[/color]"

Turning, she departed from the bridge. She needed time to think, to sort out just what she was going to do. The obvious plan was to stay aboard the ship; as long as her former employers didn't know she was there, there wasn't any risk of them coming after her. Whether or not there would be any other complications was a different issue entirely.