diff --git a/missions/Pawn-contractor-7.mission b/missions/Pawn-contractor-7.mission
index c9cc4aa..837afb9 100644
--- a/missions/Pawn-contractor-7.mission
+++ b/missions/Pawn-contractor-7.mission
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # config-file-type: JSON 1
 {
-   "description" : "We have located a perfect spot to expand. We are in the business of pawning and not construction. Please oversee this construction project, and we will give you some probes we do not need anymore.  You will incur the costs of feeding your crews and providing building materials for the project.",
+   "description" : "We have located a perfect spot to expand.  Unfortunately, we are in the business of pawning and not construction. If you'd be willing to fund and oversee this construction project, we will give you some probes we do not need anymore.",
    "max_university_level" : "7",
    "mission_objective" : {
       "resources" : {
diff --git a/missions/Pawn-dory-tradein-10.mission b/missions/Pawn-dory-tradein-10.mission
index 26a6d20..cc57e6c 100644
--- a/missions/Pawn-dory-tradein-10.mission
+++ b/missions/Pawn-dory-tradein-10.mission
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # config-file-type: JSON 1
 {
-   "description" : "Here at Pawn Lacuna we strive to have the customer walk away from every deal happy. DO we have a deal for you!  You may be in the need of a cargo ship.  Just pawn a couple of dory's and a probe that is lying around in your spaceport, and the cargo ship is yours! What do you say?",
+   "description" : "Here at Pawn Lacuna we strive to have the customer walk away from every deal happy. DO we have a deal for you!  You may be in the need of a cargo ship.  Just pawn a couple of dory's and a probe that are lying around in your spaceport, and the cargo ship is yours! What do you say?",
    "max_university_level" : "8",
    "mission_objective" : {
       "ships" : [