"She might be on our side." Howard still doesn't sound like he believes it, but why bother believing anything right now? He's convinced he's going to die, sooner rather than later, on this godforsaken ship.

"Whatever it is, they're messing with us. They don't know how to handle what they can't control."

He hesitates. "No, I'm not. I just want to go to sleep and wake up when it's all over."