You stood there, with a reluctant expression on my face staring at the screen which displayed the space station's bill in the recent weeks. At that point, it was near a million credits...Topaz stood by it, finger tracing just the tip of the iceberg. Herta shrugged.

"Chump change! Over to you."*

You looked at you and back at Topaz, who nodded.

"So what will it be? Give it up now."

You sighed, reaching into your wallet with a defeated expression on your face.