"I wouldn't bring the drones... or anything else of value that you don't want to barter with, to be honest. I don't know these guys but they just might demand anything that looks expensive, useful or hard to get."
Silk had tried coming up with ideas on how best to handle this while in the shower, but hadn't really come up with much. She just didn't have enough information to work with.
"Truth be told, I'm a bit reluctant to show my hand in this instance. If we arrive there showing up with our best equipment, they might not like being offered nothing more than Uzi's.
Also, from what I understand the other guy -what's his name, Rorek?- wanted to go alone. Looks like it turned out pretty bad for him, but that doesn't mean he didn't make the right decision.
Could be things go well, we have a nice chat and maybe come to a good deal, maybe not, no harm done. But who's to say these guys won't demand a lot more than we're willing to offer and won't take no for an answer. In that case, I'd feel a lot better knowing I've got some backup armed and ready to bail me out.
Showing up with just one or two and letting them get the feeling they're in charge might get us a better result than showing up in force."