He does see that: she put the badge in her little handbag; when she comes outside, it is again in her hand, and Rosinante can see the emblem on it before she puts is back in her handbag again.
As she sees his note, she laughs and shakes her head.
"No, no, Altair is Olexa's dog! One of them, at any rate — Ursa and Altair. You haven't seen them with her yet, then? They make a sight, with how big the two are. They weren't in the HQ today, though, so no need for bribes," Mikaela says and winks at Rosinante.
"Now, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to give you this," she says and holds out a little package, small enough to fit in his hand, "and then I'm going to leave you here. After I've left, you go round the side there — " she points to the side of the building, where it's barely noticeable that the walkway continues, perhaps exactly as wide as to allow one person to walk along it, around the building.
"And when you see a black button on the wall, you press it. It'll open the outside elevator and take you to ground level. Make sure there's no trains or speeders around when you do it, though. It's imperative no one pays attention to you. I'm going to go meet our client... well, I'm going to where everyone expects we're meeting our client. You'll be walking to the fountain, pretend to fall down, and a very nice lady will help you up... and pick up the package you dropped."
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As she sees his note, she laughs and shakes her head.
"No, no, Altair is Olexa's dog! One of them, at any rate — Ursa and Altair. You haven't seen them with her yet, then? They make a sight, with how big the two are. They weren't in the HQ today, though, so no need for bribes," Mikaela says and winks at Rosinante.
"Now, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to give you this," she says and holds out a little package, small enough to fit in his hand, "and then I'm going to leave you here. After I've left, you go round the side there — " she points to the side of the building, where it's barely noticeable that the walkway continues, perhaps exactly as wide as to allow one person to walk along it, around the building.
"And when you see a black button on the wall, you press it. It'll open the outside elevator and take you to ground level. Make sure there's no trains or speeders around when you do it, though. It's imperative no one pays attention to you. I'm going to go meet our client... well, I'm going to where everyone expects we're meeting our client. You'll be walking to the fountain, pretend to fall down, and a very nice lady will help you up... and pick up the package you dropped."