Let’s keep that in mind going forward. Best to save up enough to show we’re serious about getting the ship. And it can’t hurt to build a reputation.

It will give us more of an advantage when the time comes to focus on getting it. [He is thinking far into the future. With how expensive a ship is he could easily see a coalition formed of various people to achieve it and whatever goals were associated with it.]

I already made a few allies...Have you met a man named Noctis? [He’ll have to drop Noctis a line and let him know he found at least one of his team.]

He promised to keep an eye out for any of the team. I promised to do the same for his.