"Yeah, I can let you in the loop, but that's begging the question that you trust what I tell you, which, gotta be honest, you probably shouldn't." No point in hiding that Howard has a little bit of a reputation, even if it just that he steals things and isn't exceptionally trustworthy.

He doesn't mind Harry digging, though. It's a good sign. It means Harry isn't stupid. Howard lowers his voice a little, even though he knows Stacy can probably still hear them.

"The Daligig are super dodgy. I think you must've woke up a little after they paid us a visit, but they shattered someone's limbs unnecessarily. Can't tell you who, since they're a patient, but yeah. Nothing says 'you're our allies' like making an example of someone." He chews on his knuckles. "And on the note of examples, the programming they put into the ship tortures people in public if they get enough 'violations', which are anything from attacking someone to nicking things from the Medical Bay. The programmers managed to get rid of it, but I hear the Daligig were way cranky when they found out we prevented the ship from torturing us."