[ Severus shrugs, unconcerned. As if he'd ever joke like that in front of them, for one, and for another, the minute SEC starts policing anyone for hyperbole, the ship is going to have significantly more problems than just the ship. He is critical of how Security is run, but he doesn't expect them to turn to fascism any time soon. 'Enemies', in his opinion, would be a stretch. ]

Half the ship thinks you're doing it on purpose, [ he says mildly. Recon missions and all the clutched pearls over them. ] But the truth is we're all already dying at a rapid rate, isn't it? Life expectancy for anyone chronically late is about a month.

[ What with the jumps killing anyone outside their pod, and all. ] I think it frightens people to be reminded of the danger we're in at all times.