When They Finished Laughing They Were On

What Was She To Say? "the Prodigal Has Returned? The Mutineer Wishes To Be Reinstated? The Subordinate, Having Gone To A Great Deal Of Trouble To Prove Her Commander Wrong, Has Come Back And Promises To Be A Good Little Subordinate Hereafter, Or At Least Until Next Time?

And If My Choice Is To Sit Graciously In My Best Robes And Accept The Inevitable Or To Bail A Sea With A Bucket, Give Me The Bucket.

Those Single-track Military Minds Never Think To Ask Their Cleaning Staff For Help In Giant Lethal Marauding Creature Matters.

It Goes Something Like 'there Are A Lot Of Ways To Be Yourself.

As I Have Said, You Have No Reason To Trust Me, And An Excellent Reason Not To.