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Grant, Kady, Civ: I don’t have people I have a person The only one I have left, since you forced myhim There’s still time

Boll, Syra, Capt: Did you seriously hack the security on my door?

Boll, Syra, Capt: I didn’t knoe had anyone left who could do that

Boll, Syra, Capt: Report to neurogra within thirty minutes, Miss Grant We need your skills

Grant, Kady, Civ: To help you leave the Alexander for dead?

Boll, Syra, Capt: To help keep the people of the Hypatia alive

Boll, Syra, Capt: Including you, which I suspect is what the person you have on the Alexander would want

Grant, Kady, Civ: If you think I’ to help you abandon them, you’re dusted Please, just think about this We can do more than sit here scared We have skills on board

Boll, Syra, Capt: Miss Grant, I’e, so if you don’t vacate retfully summon security

Grant, Kady, Civ: You remember later that I asked, Captain

Boll, Syra, Capt: I’ll tell neurogra to expect you in thirty minutes

RADIO MESSAGE: COMMAND CHANNEL HYPATIA

Participants: Syra Boll, Captain, Hypatia (Acting)

Mikael "Chatter" Carlin, 2nd Lieutenant, Alexander

Date: 07/30/75

Timestamp: 15:34

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Hello?

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Oh Captain, my Captain?

Boll, S, Capt: I read you, Lieutenant Carlin But I’ure? I’ hts and sounds of Hypatia Hangar Bay Number Two Ah, bliss

Boll, S, Capt: It’s not reallyin this chair because the real captain of this ship is lying in the ue Over

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Yeah I heard about that

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: And look, I’o fuel and drifting black by now if it weren’t for you So I’d sure as hell salute as you walked past

Boll, S, Capt: Well, I appreciate that But I’m still not your captain, Lieutenant Over

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Well, if we’re getting technical, I’m not really a lieutenant I ot the stripes because flying a loader on Kerenza somehow made me qualified to fly a Cyclone up here

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: So you can call me Mikael

Boll, S, Capt: That’s not entirely appropriate, Lieutenant

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Fuck appropriate

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Your naht?

Boll, S, Capt: Correct

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: You have a nice voice, Syra Real … I dunno …

Carlin, M, 2nd Lt: Musical, maybe