[South Landing Pad]

"Even if they can't be housed here, my associate and I don't currently have the resources to house them," Kathy says, her tone switching to business, "VIGIL has connections and goodwill in various places, so I imagine establishing a refuge for freed slaves would be easier for you than it would be for us; we expect that any slavers we don't but to the sword, explode, or set on fire are going to end up wanting to take revenge, and the clearest way to do that is going to be going after the camps or us. As a result, somewhere either hidden or defensible would probably be best, so that we can focus on simply defending ourselves, rather than a group of noncombatants."

"I'm not requesting this for free, however. I'm a cybertechnician and engineer, and I'd be willing to provide some of my inventions in exchange for the service - perhaps your medical facilities could benefit from some automated surgery beds, or you'd appreciate some quality armaments. I can provide both."