[He can't decide whether it's good or bad that Tex isn't going on this exploration mission. On one hand, she's been in bad shape for a while, and as much as he thinks it might be convenient in his own work to not be tied to a single body, it must be a liability to be unused to being mostly tied to one -- you might be prone to taking risks that someone more accustomed to the need to save their own skin wouldn't be. Even if she's strong, and even if he can easily attribute his reaction to sentimentality, he has an instinctive resistance to seeing her hurt. On the other hand... she is strong, and skilled, and his memories of the Tranquility will always remain a little more fresh than he would like... depending what they run into, it might be convenient to have that kind of fighter with them. But other capable people are involved in this venture. That's good enough, maybe better, since his emotions aren't involved.
He's the first one arriving to meet Arbuckal, who is paying very close attention to a gun.]
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He's the first one arriving to meet Arbuckal, who is paying very close attention to a gun.]
You're a good shot?
[It's an interested inquiry.]