[Seems like Alec’s mood has taken a dip for the worse, but that’s fine by Rufus. It just means that it’s straight to business with him, heard in the terse way he replies to the guards after their winding trek through the Sector.

Rufus gives the armed men his usual grin, confident despite himself.]

It’ll only take a minute or two.

[He gestures at the closed gate barring their way.]

Then my associate and I will be back before you know it, and you’ll be down a couple of drakes. So go on, open up.