"I suspect that people respond best to candidates who aren't proven liars or explosion junkies." A chance to bash the Council? Howard says sure! He tosses another rock in. "Do you have plans for making us self-sufficient?"

Because if not, Howard's going to regret his vote. He hopes that datapad's about fish.

"He's the liaison with the crew. I'm the liaison with Command. What's left of it, that is." Figures he'd get hired and then his boss would leave his first week on the job.