[ Now it's Marcos' turn for something he should have seen coming. It's not enough to say they can talk the captain into something, they actually want the man himself.

His tone doesn't change, and he only looks down briefly to consider how much he can get away with. So far he hasn't learned anything significant, but there's an opportunity he's not giving up on. With a heavy dose of acknowledgement that talking about this could put a target on his back, he presses on. ]

...You know, you drive a tough bargain. You haven't even opened your gifts. [ He shrugs lightly, neither in agreement or otherwise. ] You need him, specifically. And why is that? Are you after information he has, or something else?