She shrugs. "Victor performs certain duties off Deck. So have others. Ethan, Julien...me. But it is different sort of liaison than what we are looking for, yes? I imagine both Ivona and Victor will work closely with whomever we assign. Perhaps duties will go to one of them, but we should not make workload unwieldy."

"As for Ivona, she works with governmental contacts, not our more 'colorful' ones. I doubt she'd care for sort of parties any of those people throw. Her position will not be affected. If she has problem, let her come to me to express it."

"Has it ever occurred to you," she asks half teasingly, half seriously, "we allow others to question our decisions too much? Or am I only one who fights urge to go on rampage through halls?"