[Prima looks down at McCrane without - well, looking down his nose, so to speak. it seems clear that McCrane has at least some standing with him, if only by the posture of his body.

not an equal, but nowhere near someone to be dismissed. he does nod in agreement, at least.]

It is not. As things stand, we watch over our own, and if our attention could be fully placed on other matters, it could lead to solving our predicament.

However, we have raised this option before. Vector was the one to deliver it, I believe. I was...under the impression that our terms had been dismissed. [he sounds a little perplexed. is he mistaken?]