“I’m getting a lot of interference,” said Ev. Her transmission was rent with static and artifacts. “I think if we spend too much time outside the planets’ magnetospheres, the solar radiation will fry our RPD’s.”

Cam swore under his breath. “Doesn’t that worry you?”

“It’s just a remote drone, Cam. If it’s disabled, we can buy another one.”

“Maybe you can, Ms. Trust Fund,” said Cam. “And have you ever been in an RPD when it goes dark? The connection overloads, and you get a nice, sharp jolt of pain that’ll have you seeing double for a week.”

The static faded as their RPD’s entered the magnetosphere of HD 11765d. “I guess that’s why Dale decided to hide out here,” Ev replied. “Not many people willing to blow their investment just to find him.”