"Well, that was stupid."
"Hey it worked didn't it? We're alive aren't we?"
"Yeah.... but still...."
"If it worked, and we got out, then it wasn't stupid."
"I guess....." -- Anon Guest
"It also depends how one defines 'out'," said Tordd as ze looked out the windows to their landing ground. "True, we have survived the crash, but we are also trapped in a lifepod on something of a Deathworld."
"Okay," said Human Raf, already rooting about in the compartments for whatever he could find. "It's not ideal, I grant. The pod's transmitting, we have some supplies... This thing has an airlock." He had a huge grin. "Once we're done with the scanners, I can probably venture out and get whatever's useful."
"You are not going to go full Minecraft on this world."
"It's an option," said Raf. "Depends on how long it takes for the rescue crews to come find us. We have food and some parts printers. All we need is the materials. We'll be fine. Well. We'll be mostly fine. Probably."
At least he wasn't saying things like what could possibly go wrong?
Any Ships' Human knew better than to ask that question. Or, for that matter, give assurances that things could be worse. Tempting fate allows it to charge like unto a wounded buffalo.
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