Jelaza Kazone

In which Bechimo’s crew prepare for action.

Stost is missing the crew and seems like he’d welcome a chance to serve on Bechimo again, but hasn’t yet reached the point of coming right out and saying so except possibly to Chernak. Chernak might feel the same, but seems to be trying to talk herself out of it. Both of them are probably used to thinking that it’s not up to them where they get assigned, which would have been the case in the life they’ve left behind, but here and now I reckon if they expressed a preference it would have more effect than they’re used to.

I had wondered if the portmaster would consider that running a test case involving a Complex Logic would be incompatible with her desire to give the survey team nothing to complain of, but Theo makes a pretty good case for why it might be counted in the port’s favour. (Surveyor Veloz might complain if he notices how many people involved in the test case are Korval kin, but he’d probably complain anyway.)