"That sounds bad." He said in an almost unconvincing sympathetic tone. He did not understand the state of the colonial economies at all. He didn't really need to as far as he was concerned. It would be a cold day in hell before he needed to.
"Okay. Fair enough. Well. Let's get moving then." He nodded and continued on the path through the ruins. He stopped short, then stepped away for a moment, the avatar flickering into a duller color. The music of a ring tone faintly invaded the game space, growing louder as James approached.
He answered with annoyance barely held from his voice. "Yes Lieutenant?" His lips turned down, brow furrowed. "Understood. On my way." He sighed. "Sorry, Gotta bail." He gave no further explanation as he logged out, his avatar vanishing from the game. He moved quickly to dress and head back down the stairs and out of the building, making his way to the hangar as fast as his feet could carry him