Her comment had less to do with Wicked--even if she did unnerve her--and Illyana personally than it had to do with company in general, but distinctions that were clear in her own mind didn't always prove to be that way when she opened her mouth. Plus it wasn't important enough for her to take the time to clarify the situation, either. This wasn't a complicated conversation about societal frameworks or the subtle political manipulations that were being used on every single inhabitant of the Core and the Fringe by the nefarious broadcasts put out by the Voice. In the grand scheme of things, this was a microscopic conversation. Yet it was the microscopic conversation that they were having at the moment so she might as well participate.
"I was looking for a mutually beneficial agreement that would allow us to utilize what they know in exchange for assistance maintaining and potentially upgrading their vessel. This way we could alleviate any sense of obligation to us since I doubt the comfort level for that would be high, especially with Illyana. Who, I would like to remind everyone, possesses the ability to transport all of us into space if she takes a shine to it."
Gert took another drag off the cigarette. "I would like to point out that one should not underestimate or make allowances for someone based soley on their physical age. That type of thinking is limited and can get you into trouble. Also Illyana's brash, shortsightedness when it comes to decision making is going to result in a large amount of damage continuing to occur to their ship no matter whether it's upgraded or not. Consequently, we will always be interacting with them on a fairly regular basis because Chase not only knows what he's doing, but because she's familiar and somewhat comfortable with him. By extension with the rest of us. Comfortable enough to allow us limited access to her person and her ship. I wouldn't be too concerned about not seeing them again."
"Which is not to say that we shouldn't be open to the possibility of counter offers."