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[ He probably would have ordered something harder had he known it was okay, but as this was the first time they'd gotten together, he didn't want to be presumptuous. ]

It's not going to get up and walk away, you know.

[ He's teasing, of course, because he knows she's getting dinner late and he's not real sure she even ate anything for lunch. He doesn't know why he's coming to care so much that she take care of herself. ]

[ It's probably better to stick with beer for now anyway; she hasn't had drinks with him before, after all, and she'd hate to make herself look like an alcoholic in front of the team. ]

An emergency could come up and then we'd have to, [ she points out before taking a sip. ]

Yeah, but. Tell me honestly, now; exactly how many emergencies have come up while you were sitting down to dinner?

Or at all?

[ She snorts, but it's not one particularly full of humor. ]

Here or back home? It's a list either way.

[ He doesn't mind, chuckling just a little. ]

Here, I definitely meant here. A whole list, huh?

I wasn't here for most of them, but I was here for enough. Emergencies can happen at any time, especially around here.

Still. It'd be rare.

[ He shrugs, conceding the point. ]

Got any stories?

[ Carolyn sighs, tossing back more of that beer than is strictly necessary. ]

None I really want to tell.

Hey, no shame in that. I'm just kind of surprised, considering how things have been since I joined the crew. Things seem to run pretty smoothly, now, anyway.

It's not necessarily the flight crew that has the problems. This entire ship is Hell and most of the people on it have no idea what they're doing, despite how much I try and teach them. Most don't care enough to listen.

[ Well you've got her going now, York. ]

Oh, yeah. I've seen a few things like that. Got some people thinking they're the cock of the walk, going to storm the bridge or some shit. Almost had me thinking that was a good idea, even, until I started digging into things.

... Storm the bridge.

[ What. ]

Like you said, people who are all talk and don't know what the hell is going on. Now me, you've probably noticed, I do pay attention to what you're teaching.

Who were they?

[ Yeah she's. not going to let this go. ]

[ He didn't think much about the talk, since it had been idle and had taken place so long ago. But if she was going to take it seriously, he'd lean in a little bit to continue, setting his hand on the table after putting down the bottle of beer. ]

Don't remember their names. It was really early on, right after we arrived. Only one I remember real well is that guy with the bird and the long
dreadlocks. He sticks out.

Dreadlocks and a bird.

[ She scowls. ]

His bird is the one who sliced up my cat.

[ He shook his head; he actually really liked that cat, though he was more of a dog person. ]

That guy's trouble. You can probably guess what he said when he found out about my infiltration skills.

[ Luckily Jones is okay, bandages off now and everything, but Carolyn's still not too pleased about it. She hadn't blamed the man but now she might start to. ]

Why don't you tell me.

Something about splitting the proceeds fifty-fifty. Which, you know, he's gotten, 'cause I'm not a thief.

The proceeds of what, the ship?

Anything. Stuff I could get out of people's lockers or their rooms.

That son of a bitch.

[ Hold on, she's ordering something stronger and finishing off her beer. ]

[ In that case he didn't feel bad about ordering a stronger drink for himself, though he didn't speed up his pace in drinking his beer. ]

I don't trust him. Never have.

Now you all, in the shuttle bay? I'd trust a lot of you with my life.

If he has a plan to take the bridge, you need to tell Tyke.

[ Her beer done, she takes the vodka that she ordered. Hanging out with Haymitch has given her a taste for it. ]

Yeah?

I don't know anything solid but I can mention it.

[ He received the whiskey he'd ordered but waits to start on it, still finishing up his beer. ]

Yeah. I mean it. You run a good department. There might be a few people who have a screw loose here and there, but they're all still dedicated.

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