"Y'know, I didn't bring this up with you earlier, but I'm quite glad Paco's in high spirits for this mission, Captain Lawson. He was ecstatic when he got the mission brief, which was surprising considering how the last few away missions slash incidents went. Resilient lil guy. Whenever he gets trampled down, he finds a way to get up again. "
[another 45 seconds of silence and peaceful ambient engineering noises]
" 'Ight, situation here's all good. bye."
"All hands this is Acting Captain Lawson. Make ready for atmospheric manoeuvres. I say again make ready for atmospheric manoeuvres. Everyone buckle up."
“This is Lieutenant Sterling. Please report back to this message with the status of the away team, including injuries and extra members. Are you all accounted for?”
"Hi, Eventide, Mizax here— We're all alive, some of us with some minor scrapes and bumps that've been healed up, but, uh.. We have a couple things to wrap up first, so give us some time, and we'll come up when we're ready. See you soon!"
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