Satisfied that they had found something less telling to talk about, Guide removed the last major clump of gel from his person and set about opening his locker. "Would that I could, I would have installed shipwide inertial dampeners. Unfortunately, that's not feasible now. The Tranquility would take far too long to retrofit."

"A hibernation pod would be just as welcome, but I would be the only one who could use it." If only. It would be the easiest way to prevent his hunger from becoming too much of an issue.