"Mm. Fleet-adjacent, shall we say. I'm a..." He pauses in his tapping to make sure he gets the title right. "'Civilian contractor'. Also with the Enterprise." He starts typing again, adding absently, "Or rather I will be."

Every hour you delay raises my price for him. Do not attempt to contact Stratos. His fate is in your hands.

There, that should do. Felix dispatches the message and looks back up at the officer. "Now, who are you, exactly? And how did you end up here instead of Yorktown?"