No, Mr. Kirk. ( Only, yes, but that isn't the trouble here. ) Before I go about that business, I am trying to introduce you to who we are. What we do. And what our profession is, and what recommends us. This is critical in your understanding of a number of things.
( Which, another long drink of his cup and a second pour thereafter, Captain Hawk appears finally able to progress into: )
You might be excused for believing, when word began to spread of... powers and the unusual unknown that perhaps these issue belong to a realm of fantasy. Men drink, don't they, Mr. Kirk? ( A tip of Hawk's cup, toasting. ) And they have deck sicknesses, and, frankly, they could do with more oranges. But you must understand, most of our... tip-offs begin like this. Words. Whispers. Rumours. The fantastic, the allegorical, the strange. But then, we give chase.
( And they follow, they find, they profit. He seems, for a moment, apologetic — acquiescing. ) Or, when we find the waters have already been muddied by dozens of aggressive, barbaric contenders to find the same, we accept the service of a... representative. So we found ourselves in talks with Mr. Vane. And he found himself accepting our work in the Crossing. Do you follow so far?
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( Which, another long drink of his cup and a second pour thereafter, Captain Hawk appears finally able to progress into: )
You might be excused for believing, when word began to spread of... powers and the unusual unknown that perhaps these issue belong to a realm of fantasy. Men drink, don't they, Mr. Kirk? ( A tip of Hawk's cup, toasting. ) And they have deck sicknesses, and, frankly, they could do with more oranges. But you must understand, most of our... tip-offs begin like this. Words. Whispers. Rumours. The fantastic, the allegorical, the strange. But then, we give chase.
( And they follow, they find, they profit. He seems, for a moment, apologetic — acquiescing. ) Or, when we find the waters have already been muddied by dozens of aggressive, barbaric contenders to find the same, we accept the service of a... representative. So we found ourselves in talks with Mr. Vane. And he found himself accepting our work in the Crossing. Do you follow so far?