[Something flickers across her face, too; something a little like
confusion, but mostly like sympathy.]
He's still a menace. [But Ford may be right. She's been here longer
than that, and when she really thinks about it, even she can admit there
are some differences. Small. And subtle. But differences, all the
same.] I didn't like him to begin with, and I like him even less
after knowing what he did to you. I don't ... agree with the people who
think he's harmless. Or misunderstood.
But I also don't agree with killing when there are other options, so I'm
glad to hear that.
As for running the Barge, I think that's something that we need to take
into our own hands. The Admiral isn't competent, but we've seen -- Steve
Rogers's demotion is proof of what happens when we try to cut off the
operation of the Barge at the head. A mutiny won't work. I believe our best
shot at a competently run barge is to put a vote of no confidence in the
Admiral and run what we can as we see fit, starting with the things that
are easier to change at a ground level: like the gardens. Like setting up
regular patrols on an irregular schedule. And being aware of the skills and
knowledge bases of as many passengers as possible -- not just for our own
safety but also so that we can fill in the gaps. We're practically already
running day to day operations ourselves.
[She is dimly aware that she's getting fired up about this, but she
doubts Ford will judge her for that. She does, however, rein it in a little
bit.] And ... I digress. We were talking about what's happened in
the past year.
no subject
[Something flickers across her face, too; something a little like confusion, but mostly like sympathy.]
He's still a menace. [But Ford may be right. She's been here longer than that, and when she really thinks about it, even she can admit there are some differences. Small. And subtle. But differences, all the same.] I didn't like him to begin with, and I like him even less after knowing what he did to you. I don't ... agree with the people who think he's harmless. Or misunderstood.
But I also don't agree with killing when there are other options, so I'm glad to hear that.
As for running the Barge, I think that's something that we need to take into our own hands. The Admiral isn't competent, but we've seen -- Steve Rogers's demotion is proof of what happens when we try to cut off the operation of the Barge at the head. A mutiny won't work. I believe our best shot at a competently run barge is to put a vote of no confidence in the Admiral and run what we can as we see fit, starting with the things that are easier to change at a ground level: like the gardens. Like setting up regular patrols on an irregular schedule. And being aware of the skills and knowledge bases of as many passengers as possible -- not just for our own safety but also so that we can fill in the gaps. We're practically already running day to day operations ourselves.
[She is dimly aware that she's getting fired up about this, but she doubts Ford will judge her for that. She does, however, rein it in a little bit.] And ... I digress. We were talking about what's happened in the past year.