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Drake was back in his cabin, Sonia and the crew having relieved him from his vigil on the bridge. They had seemed… well, there had been a whole mixture of emotions. But Drake still hadn’t seen any signs of aggression or anger.
He’d come to his cabin, sat down at his desk and tried to process the whirlwind of events. It wasn’t easy and when the door chime interrupted his thoughts he had no idea how long he’d been sitting there.
He checked and saw it was Jacobs outside. He set the door to open, then gestured for Jacobs to come in and take a seat while moving from his desk to the table himself.
“How are you feeling, Captain?” asked Jacobs.
“A little stunned. I didn’t know how the crew would react but I never imagined anything like… well, like that!”
“You’ve built a good crew, Ca
