XTravis: No, no, I don't need you to make a mess. I need Weston Purdue to have made a mess.
Kris: Still not a problem. This reception is an excuse for West to show he still has friends and power. If he doesn't put his foot in it at least once, I don't know West. But it's also a chance for people to talk who normally can't because it's just a social event, don't you know, it's not like they're meeting, so there won't be a potted plant in the building without a planned accidental meeting going on behind it. Can you narrow me down to useful scandal?
Travis: Misusing funds isn't enough any more... but if the Inspector found out he'd deliberately targeted Imperial Citizens, that's treason.
Kris: Evidence of treason. Got it.
Travis: It'd also be useful to know how he got Imperial funding in the first place.
Kris: Follow the money, check.
Travis: And if his sources of information are -- well, I'll look into that angle tonight....
Kris: L'affaires, I'm guessing? Thorn's son or those cadre people do show up at these things occasionally. Should I --
Travis: No! I'll handle that.
Kris: Oh, fine. They're bores, anyway. So serious.
Travis: ... you'll be careful, won't you?
Kris: Don't fuss! I do this stuff all the time, and I hardly ever get caught. And if all else fails, I can just light something on fire.
Travis: I'm sure it'll be a very nice court-martial....
Kris: Still not a problem. This reception is an excuse for West to show he still has friends and power. If he doesn't put his foot in it at least once, I don't know West. But it's also a chance for people to talk who normally can't because it's just a social event, don't you know, it's not like they're meeting, so there won't be a potted plant in the building without a planned accidental meeting going on behind it. Can you narrow me down to useful scandal?
Travis: Misusing funds isn't enough any more... but if the Inspector found out he'd deliberately targeted Imperial Citizens, that's treason.
Kris: Evidence of treason. Got it.
Travis: It'd also be useful to know how he got Imperial funding in the first place.
Kris: Follow the money, check.
Travis: And if his sources of information are -- well, I'll look into that angle tonight....
Kris: L'affaires, I'm guessing? Thorn's son or those cadre people do show up at these things occasionally. Should I --
Travis: No! I'll handle that.
Kris: Oh, fine. They're bores, anyway. So serious.
Travis: ... you'll be careful, won't you?
Kris: Don't fuss! I do this stuff all the time, and I hardly ever get caught. And if all else fails, I can just light something on fire.
Travis: I'm sure it'll be a very nice court-martial....
When last we saw.... Travis - Kris
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In Ketterdam, money is not king. Money is God. God doesn't love people like Kaz Brekker -- but Kaz knows how to bring the God of Ketterdam to heel. All it needs is one impossible heist.
In Ketterdam, money is not king. Money is God. God doesn't love people like Kaz Brekker -- but Kaz knows how to bring the God of Ketterdam to heel. All it needs is one impossible heist.