It's rather useful in battle.

[He's had to use it now and then, especially when he battled Bedman. The decaying parts are becoming more and more apparent, worrying the former assassin greatly.]

Let us hope we find a planet soon, or at least a place we can do repairs. I don't want to think about what could happen if we don't.

[His coasting slows a bit, but it's more out of the bizarre exhaustion that seemed to overcome his friend earlier.]