I don't know that normal rules ever apply. [Just saying. The time in between floods and breaches and ports and all the other things going on is small, compared to the rest. But it is there.] I know the floods make it harder for us to do our jobs, but I wonder if there isn't something we're missing, here. Some way we can make them work for us, because getting them to stop probably isn't going to happen.

[This is mostly just him thinking out loud, though. But maybe this is the place and time to do it.]

No, Zero's not the equivalent of a time out. I think it's necessary, but when it is necessary, it's obvious why we're doing it. Or it should be. [That's how he views Zero. But of course, he can't speak for everyone else.

He smiles thinly.] Anyone here isn't someone who will graduate overnight, or they wouldn't be here, no.

We have a unique situation, here. In a normal prison, people would be locked up. But this isn't a normal prison, and it's not for a reason. We have to be self-sustaining, and we have to be self-governing, because the Admiral's not going to do it.

What about something like the patrols, but... bigger? A group that would be on the front lines if something goes wrong? That group can rotate, just like the patrols, but if one or two people can't stop something that's going on, more minds and hands might help.