Wednesday 6 June 2001

Tagon: The gatekeeper we've got on board tells me that his people will pay highly for live prisoners, Petey.

Petey: I'm sorry, sir. I tractored in the derelict blockade ships, and dumped their mass into the fabber.

Tagon: Am I hearing this correctly? Did you eat the blockade fleet?

Petey: That metaphor works.

Tagon: To fuel an onboard factory?

Petey: The fabber, yes.

Tagon: But weren't there still surviving crew members on board those ships?

Petey: You'd be surprised to see how many of today's popular blueprints require fresh organics.