Max takes that to mean that she understood. Probably.
"And you want me to...?" asks Liu.
Max gives him a funny look. "Well, she wants you to send her home. Me... I want you to do what I assume you want to do? Take her off my hands, study her, figure out how all this nonsense works, make everything- make it make sense again. And... she won't be able to get home if you don't figure it out, so, common... common interest."
"Well, I- yes, of course I- the department- we'll... you say 'take her off your hands', but..." He stops and thinks. "If we're going to do research- and it's certainly pressing- it's going to take some time to get a research grant. And if she doesn't already have a place to stay, we can't start paying for housing right away. How are you taking care of her?"
Max sighs, takes out his phone, and dials Gloria. And, briefly- "Phone. Kweengow have phones?"
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"And you want me to...?" asks Liu.
Max gives him a funny look. "Well, she wants you to send her home. Me... I want you to do what I assume you want to do? Take her off my hands, study her, figure out how all this nonsense works, make everything- make it make sense again. And... she won't be able to get home if you don't figure it out, so, common... common interest."
"Well, I- yes, of course I- the department- we'll... you say 'take her off your hands', but..."
He stops and thinks.
"If we're going to do research- and it's certainly pressing- it's going to take some time to get a research grant. And if she doesn't already have a place to stay, we can't start paying for housing right away. How are you taking care of her?"
Max sighs, takes out his phone, and dials Gloria. And, briefly- "Phone. Kweengow have phones?"