Duo's half of the conversation, once he has gotten onto a secure channel, goes something like this:
"Yeah, Captain Maxwell here. Listen, I need to talk to the Commander-"
"What? Maneuvers? On the-"
"You don't get it. I'm on your station and I was just staring at Dario Nove."
"Yes, the guy from the-"
"Look, just get me in touch with your Commander pronto, okay? I'm not on duty, I don't have any back-up, and I've got a civilian with me."
"Yeah, I'll hold."
He puts a hand over the voice pickup and rolls his eyes at River. "Not to disparage my fellow Preventers, but I see why they put this girl on the Moon."
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"Yeah, Captain Maxwell here. Listen, I need to talk to the Commander-"
"What? Maneuvers? On the-"
"You don't get it. I'm on your station and I was just staring at Dario Nove."
"Yes, the guy from the-"
"Look, just get me in touch with your Commander pronto, okay? I'm not on duty, I don't have any back-up, and I've got a civilian with me."
"Yeah, I'll hold."
He puts a hand over the voice pickup and rolls his eyes at River. "Not to disparage my fellow Preventers, but I see why they put this girl on the Moon."