[Or neither, playing at both alternatively. They really didn't know who Miles WAS here.
... They really need time. To cope with their old life ending. To decide between to very, very hard new ones. One very alone, one very dangerous. Both potentially very happy, or very miserable.
But they could hardly demand much. Time was money. The Fleet would be burning fuel, racking up dock fees, non-combat salaries ticking every week (crewmembers getting bored and taking downtime leave... it's own nightmare and expense)... Damn him for taking DAYS, maybe the whole month off of this.]
And which one actually wants me here... The one you're taking off or the one you're putting on.
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... They really need time. To cope with their old life ending. To decide between to very, very hard new ones. One very alone, one very dangerous. Both potentially very happy, or very miserable.
But they could hardly demand much. Time was money. The Fleet would be burning fuel, racking up dock fees, non-combat salaries ticking every week (crewmembers getting bored and taking downtime leave... it's own nightmare and expense)... Damn him for taking DAYS, maybe the whole month off of this.]
And which one actually wants me here... The one you're taking off or the one you're putting on.