"I wouldn't be averse to that," Kaya said. "I've been on this ship a long time, and the truth is, I don't think people should blame Stacy for every little thing that happens. I think that the new people can get used to being on the ship so long as we don't have the older people using Stacy as a scapegoat again and again."

She sighed. "I never declined a mission I was told to do. The way I figure, its one step closer to the answers we need to find, so why would I turn it down? But having Stacy allow us to mess with her guts? how can we assure her that we mean nothing but the best for her?"