The Caleran, looked down both sides of the street that he stood on. Satisfied he walked through a door marked with the symbol of the Lai House Minor. The building was plain on the outside, though the interior featured a staircase, that the junior diplomat ignored, and a door guarded by two drones.
The two drones were armed Tsar models. The leftmost held a hand up as the diplomat approached.
"House Lai Restricted Area, good sir."
The diplomat shrugged.
"I'm seeking clarity."
The drone dropped it's hand.
"Then pass sir."
On opening the door, the diplomat headed down a flight of stairs and further along a passage way. The passage way was long and lead upwards, into the building behind the one the diplomat had entered. A Caleran dressed in a robe that marked him as a House Lai member nodded at the diplomat as he passed. At his destination, there was a table, with a few chairs. The diplomat sat and waited, idly taking a newspaper Scrap from his pocket. Most importantly. An offline jump drone was propped up in the corner.
The scrap was a coded request to trade secretly with who-ever was interested. Mostly rogue traders of other nations would pick this message up.
It read:
'Seeking Clarity on a Business transaction? House Lai wishes to purchase shipments of rare livestock from outside the CCA! Payment to scale with size and rarity of shipment. Contact House Lai for details.'
If anyone contacted the House, they'd be informed of a misprint, or that orders were filled already. Those in the know, using the code word 'Clarity' would be directed to the building the diplomat waited in. The code hinted at good pay for a possibly contriversial job. The diplomat might be recognised as a junior intern of the CCA's current senior diplomat.





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