Not as much as I wanted, but it was a weird day.
“Sorry, sir. I’m just wondering. Why didn’t Domaine come up with this? He is a logistics guy. Architecture, too.”
“He’s also not at his best, maybe? I mean, the man carved up his friend, so Domaine’s not too stable to begin with. And I think being in solitary is getting to him. Lately he’s been acting kind of stir-crazy. I think he misses being around people.”
“You gonna let him out, then?”
“Oh, absolutely not.” Tobias laughed, technically. “What if what he misses about people is not being able to stab them, too? No, he stays where he is until it’s time for us to leave. And he’ll spend the entire trip back to Earth strapped in, with a diaper and a food tube. If we have any sedatives, he’ll be dosed to the gills, too.”
“I’ve had people talk to me about that, sir.” Abbie looked just a little bit uncomfortable. “Some folks don’t know why we should bring the crazy people, too.”
This time Tobias laughed, for real. “Ha! Like we have anybody left who’s sane. We’re all Loonies by now, Abbie. Some people are just better at maintaining, that’s all. If I start deciding who’s least-crazy enough to get to make the trip, we probably… won’t be able to make it.”