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[Loki is sitting in his bed, lounging back with one arm draped across the headboard and one knee hiked up. In his free hand he's holding the communicator. He seems to be getting better with video feeds because at least you can see him this time.]

I wish today to speak of security. There has been much talk of late of ways to make life here more comfortable. I have seen mention of holidays, of designated meal times, and other ideas to give people a sense of structure.

[The hand draped across the headboard rises to scratch the back of his coif.]

What people are proposing may eventually lead to a rudimentary government. As we apply rules to life here we must, also, enforce these rules or our efforts would be for naught.

I am aware that there is already some manner of security force on the ship, but their actions are not currently dictated by any actual law.

Should law come about, what shall the security team then do? What would we consider a transgression here where life is ever at the mercy of machines beyond our control? And how would we punish such transgressions? Would we, as Miles proposed, bring our criminals to trial? Or would we have them promptly executed?

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People can be more comfortable with whatever they wanna be. Doesn't change the fact we're in a small, dangerous space where makin' mistakes and being polite is gonna cost lives. We gotta chain of command for a reason.

Our chain of command feels to me more like a phantom than a fact.

We've gotta captain and a CEO, an operations staff, a security chief. Seems pretty clear from where I'm standing.

And yet they say little.

If they have issue with their passengers forming their own system of law, they certainly have not made it known. At least not in my time.

I am not the first to venture into this area of discussion.

You ever serve in any kind of military?

I have, but not to the capacity I suspect you are referring to. I am a prince where I hail from.

[ Weird but normal-Tranquility-brand weird. ]

Thing about serving is you fuck up, people die and get hurt. You don't get to not follow orders just 'cause you don't like 'em. You don't get to fuck off and not do your job just 'cause you don't feel like it. You don't get to start bossing people around just 'cause you think you know better. That's why we've got military law back home. Higher standard. Same thing here.

I take it you are a military man yourself?

[ The story's complicated, so Tommy sounds a little evasive. ]

Been a few years, but yeah.

Has it?

[Loki starts to pry]

What made you leave?

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