Titan smiled again, still not moving his gaze from Kaufmann. He hadn't blinked since the beginning of the conversation.

[b][color=007236]"Ah, bit of a sticking point there. See, I'm not buying her. I'm buying her freedom."[/color][/b]

Another small column of steam rose from his eyelid. He continued to refrain from blinking.

[b][color=007236]"You also seem to have misread the situation, my good man. I [i]am[/i] giving her a chance to take this career path. I was giving you a chance to make a profit on it, as she so kindly suggested."[/color][/b]

The smile remained on his face now, just as perfectly genial as it had ever been.

[b][color=007236]"I would be more than happy to do you a favor and buy you a ship if that's your price, as a favor to a friend of a colleague, but your permission is not needed."[/color][/b]