"Affirmative. The security patrols will continue, and there will be functional backups of all the security measures in inconspicuous locations. There are prototypes of other equipment that I couldn't bring out in time." The volume of his voice dropped in the middle of that sentence, as if he then realized that it was probably a bad idea to detail security measures where anyone could listen.

Unsure what to say next, he studied her curiously. "May I have your name?"