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I understand that there have been injuries and losses throughout the ship during the last few days. I'll make this brief. Security reports Tyke's injury, but I'd like to hear reports from the other departments: their injured, dead, and with time a list of items stolen or destroyed in the firefight, if it's come to that. Communications was below most of the fighting, so we got off light. Medbay - Jenna - you make it through alright?

Damage has been done to the kitchens on the upper decks. Since there's no specific department that deals with that, and it's likely to remain that way, I'm looking for a group of civilian volunteers to clear them up. It's not a glamorous job, but I'm pretty sure Security is too busy to deal with it. Despite all this, we'll be jumping in a little under two weeks. It's important everyone is accounted for before then.

I want to reassure everyone that Security has all the pirates contained. [ He's not sure about it himself, but he says it with conviction. There's a pause, and finally he opens his mouth to say more. Before he can his expression darkens, and then he settles on something else, something simple, eloquent, and brimming with uncertainty: ] God help them.

[ This is dated yesterday, plot wise. And no, there's not a mention of communication's bungle in here. ]

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Depends on the floor. Mostly the second, I think. I haven't had the chance to see the damage for myself.

Then how're we supposed to know what we're getting ourselves into?

That depends on your imagination, and how much damage you think a couple dozen pirates can actually do.

It's not the pirates i'm worried about in this equation.

In this equation the pirates are already gone. Spilled provisions, overturned furniture. Pots and pans thrown out of their cupboards--it isn't that scary.

More like a scavenger hunt, really, but you're right, scary isn't the word i'd go to in this situation.

You got a better word for it, then?

Disadvantagous is probably the word I should choose, if I were worried about my public persona. And considering I would have been at the forefront of the creation of the Lost in Space Boys, now there just doesn't seem to be much of a calling for one. It's sad-- we would have gotten so far.

Instead, i'll stick with endure. It means I can raid our own cupboards in peace, after all.

I'd say that was an advantage, but I'd think the best things have been carted off already. Of course, now we're clear of danger all of it's got to be put back, too, in which case the pirates have done the hard work for you.

They hardly ran away with the best things. Besides, 'riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.'

[ just go ahead and emphasize that napolean complex, moz. ]

By the same coin as 'one man's trash is another man's treasure.' As far as food goes, if it's edible - and most of it is even if it doesn't seem like it - I'd still call it treasure. Nothing's stopping a thousand people showing up the next time we jump.

Which implies someone needs to hold a gardening seminar.

Maybe. But there are forces on this ship that don't want us starving, too. We refilled the larders once.

It seems like such a cruel joke that the powers that be would forget to include astronaut ice cream.

I'd lay bets that there was something similar in there somewhere, tell you the truth.

Now you're just getting my hopes up.

A lot of it is dessicated and vacuum packed, it wouldn't surprise me for a second. Might even be something better, like cheesecake or toffee apples.

Now I think i'm starting to understand your reasoning for wanting the kitchens cleaned up.

[ A laugh from Nathan. ]

So I can call it tax and take my part of the bounty, huh?

You know what they say about taxation without representation...

You're right. I suppose we'll have to go to war, now?

I'll just go ahead and predict the ending because it's not as if you've had time to build up your line of defense.

I've been defending against pirates all week. I'm pretty formidable.

I don't think you have any hatches left to baton down. The pirates took them. Next you're going to tell me you turned the floor into lava when I wasn't looking.

So what if I did? That's a whole lotta floor.

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