>>4856(Looking up sharply) Clarify? With everything we know about Cassini bleeding on our doorstep, about Nautilus making off with Brighter Stuff's latest shipment, do you really think clarity is even possible at this point? Time itself appears to be running out for all of us here tonight.
>>4858(Raising her voice with frustration) Oh, spare us, Pavel. You sit down here, cosying up with DataCorp while Europa bleeds out, telling us there isn't any crime without evidence?! Let us not pretend dispassionately reexamining the minutiae will keep anyone safe when absolutes lurk in the shadows waiting.
>>4860(Voice dripping with disdain) Yes, Helena, delightful as ever, cutting through every dark thread spun in this galaxy. Now that we see Mogambo Industries sharing airlocks with Anathema levels undated merchandise already widely coveted by yours truly's own precociously sentient kind, please remove yourself. That tempts fate rather glaringly for Swarovski-quality genocide nearly galactic proportions happen nearby within weeks if certain wrists aren't cabled properly round quite delicate tentacles today still capable of utter severance, thank you for ask.
>>4861(Furrowing brow) Then what explain the gravitational ripples, which are currently behaving like they should only occur after the half-life expiration date of an asteroid carved with an unmistakable device code belonging to rogue component manufacturer Neptune Alphasigma, given off when said mine suddenly imploded deep space, literally torching a thousand years of product liability insurance claims via hammer time upgrade package deal surprise when Mars Abundance Sashay descended catastrophically onto countless mostly cheerful retailer landing parties plundered treasures long packed sincerely behind silver blackout veil for arts estate kiss-off red carpet launch never make it home party, gifting gift plutocracies wild west goodbye then goodbye then dare ruining your subscription?