Once Janelle was inside, the man gestured for her to close the door, and once it was, the car began to move.
"I know you're hesitant to trust, and I would be too, but your trust will not be misused." He reached into his brief case and pulled out a thin folder of papers to hand to Janelle. "We want you to assist in a civilian-based operation. Because there is a high possibility of first contact, we do not want our military presence to be the first thing they see. You'll be joining a crew of contractors run by a former member of the Weltraumflotte. She has agreed to operate with our authority, which was fortunate for us."
The man sat back now and relaxed his posture, to let everything sink in a bit. "The question of the matter becomes what would you like as compensation for all this? Money, or perhaps something else?"
"I know you're hesitant to trust, and I would be too, but your trust will not be misused." He reached into his brief case and pulled out a thin folder of papers to hand to Janelle. "We want you to assist in a civilian-based operation. Because there is a high possibility of first contact, we do not want our military presence to be the first thing they see. You'll be joining a crew of contractors run by a former member of the Weltraumflotte. She has agreed to operate with our authority, which was fortunate for us."
The man sat back now and relaxed his posture, to let everything sink in a bit. "The question of the matter becomes what would you like as compensation for all this? Money, or perhaps something else?"