Don't know whether you can (or want to) use this...
"You're friends with Noah Scott, aren't you? Can't you just borrow the money you need from him?"
Ford shook her head. "First, we're only acquainted with each other - Jet knows Mr. Scott better than I do, and she doesn't know him well enough to borrow money from him. Second, I overheard him say that if somebody wanted to be paid for bringing in criminals on Stellvia, they should join the Space Patrol, so I don't think he really likes bounty hunting. But there's something even more important than either of those reasons."
Anika thought for a moment. "You don't want him to own a piece of you, even in the short term."
"That isn't how I would have said it, but you're right. I need to do this on my own."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
"You're friends with Noah Scott, aren't you? Can't you just borrow the money you need from him?"
Ford shook her head. "First, we're only acquainted with each other - Jet knows Mr. Scott better than I do, and she doesn't know him well enough to borrow money from him. Second, I overheard him say that if somebody wanted to be paid for bringing in criminals on Stellvia, they should join the Space Patrol, so I don't think he really likes bounty hunting. But there's something even more important than either of those reasons."
Anika thought for a moment. "You don't want him to own a piece of you, even in the short term."
"That isn't how I would have said it, but you're right. I need to do this on my own."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012