Given the true motivations of her actions, Rareth’s first attempt in negotiating was to try and convince the Humans to allow the civilian scientists to go ahead and get to work while they worked out a deal for the military personnel. She stressed the short timetable they had and pointed out that the civilians did not have the same issues with the scans as Andersen was concerned with for their soldiers. However, Human pride did come to the Institute’s aid in this case. Despite the fact that Rothian forces were even more capable of protecting the scientists than the Humans were, they would only be satisfied with a Human presence. 

Rareth was not afraid to chastise them for obstructing the project for matters of pride; however, she did not argue for any longer than was necessary to keep up appearances. In the end, she agreed to allow the project to proceed without full scans, under the condition that anyone affected would sign a rather comprehensive waiver before being allowed to proceed, in addition to the Captain signing a formal agreement between herself and the Datius. For the most part, the paperwork was a formal acknowledgement that the Captain understood the health risks involved, and that the Humans were knowingly proceeding against the recommendations of Rothian medical personnel. It also waived any legal liability on the part of the Rothians for any future health issues among Human personnel as a result of the decision.

Eventually, the project did get back on-track to start. The Rothian science team had been ready to begin for hours, and indeed likely would have entered the simulation themselves had the delay lasted too much longer. They had only to wait for the Human team to be ready to start, and to that end, Rareth contacted Freyr directly shortly after her meeting with the Captain concluded. 

“Dr. Lang, I am sending you a copy of some paperwork that some of your team may need to sign. It waives liability for us in case any of your team decide not to follow our medical advice. Though, for civilians like yourself, you do have a choice. I still [i]highly[/i] recommend that you allow us to perform these scans. Having before-and-after imaging of the brain could be highly valuable in identifying and treating any neurological issues, and it would be best to have data points from both of our species.” Rareth recommended.