Palamedes stands alert in the middle of the locked room, head cocked to the side slightly and listening closely for Valdis’ approach. Her steps are soft, but as she grows closer, they echo in the quiet ship. When she speaks, just outside the door, he smirks.

He finds a couple scraps of plex, writes something down on each of them, and then slips them under the door.

The first one reads, I can, but you probably won’t like it. :) The second one has a series of numbers on it, the code for the touchpad beside the door.