It's more than a little shocking. I would have liked to be prepped with such information with a little less urgency... But our comfort hardly matters in this situation.

[He's looking around the ship as they walk. Even now, it's all surprising. The longer he thinks on it, the heavier the weight in his chest gets. He can't be worrying about that right now.] I'm assured I'll be properly shown around in due time, however, so why don't we focus on lighter things?

Like pine. I like that. If you could pick a better meaning for your name, what would it be?