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[tanvirus]

[The comm clicks on to the sound of faint rustling and Tanvir clearing his throat. There's nothing melancholy in his tone, but there's a note of genuine curiosity there.]

So we've got someone wondering if the captain plays favorites. And someone wondering if he's deliberately picking people to make our lives hell.

Here's what I'm wondering: if that's true, what do I have to do to up the odds of getting someone I want? It's a thought.

[And the comm clicks off again.]