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<p>The seats in the board room were, thankfully, all full already — or had been, as the rest of the command staff rose to their feat. Soot waved them off with a smile. “<mark class="selected">Thit, thit. Thorry I’m late. Couldn’t dethide between the five identical outfit-th they give me,<q class="comment">Sit, sit. Sorry I’m late. Couldn’t decide between the five identical outfits they give me,</q></mark>” they said breezily. They let their expression warm into a lopsided smile — though all smiles are lopsided when only half of your snout works. “<mark class="selected">That, or you’re all here <em>early</em> becauthe it’th Dr. R’th last thift on thith rotathion. Congratulathionth, my dear friend.<q class="comment">That, or you’re all here <em>early</em> because it’s Dr. R’s last shift on this rotation. Congratulations, my dear friend.</q></mark>“</p>
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<p>Applause around the room. Earnest applause, too, Soot was pleased to notice. Dr. R’s reputation as one of the kindest, most competent CMOs in the Delta sector was well-earned. The old man was positively beaming, the wrinkles on his face showing how truly, deeply he inhabited all his own smiles.</p>
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<p>There were short speeches from all of the rest of command, all veterans. The head of security praised his efficiency in getting the crew back up and moving when they were injured. The chief justice praised his commitment to treating <em>everyone,</em> not just the ‘good ones’ on board. The logistics officer jokingly grumbled about just how much of a stickler he was about turning on suit coordinates, which so often degraded during cryosleep.</p>
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<p>When attention finally turned to Soot, they smiled and stood, paws clasped behind their back, and said, “I’ve known Dr. R since I was a child, and must say that there are few who are as cool under pressure as he is. I certainly do my best, but…well.”</p>
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<p>When attention finally turned to Soot, they smiled and stood, paws clasped behind their back, and said, “<mark class="selected">I’ve known Dr. R thinthe I wath a thild, and mutht thay that there are few who are ath cool under prethure ath he ith. I thertainly do my betht, but…well.<q class="comment">I’ve known Dr. R since I was a child, and must say that there are few who are as cool under pressure as he is. I certainly do my best, but…well.</q></mark>“</p>
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<p>Chuckles around the table. Soot knew they had a bit of a temper.</p>
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<p>“I will not say ‘thank you for your service to Nanotrasen’ or anything so crassly capitalist, but I <em>will</em> say thank you for your service to <em>us.</em> We wouldn’t be quite as whole as we are without you.” They leaned forward and offered a paw to the old CMO to shake. “Earnestly, thank you, Doctor. Congrats on being kicked up the ladder to Central.”</p>
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<p>“<mark class="selected">I will not thay ‘thank you for your thervithe to Nanotrathen’ or anything tho crathly capitalitht, but I <em>will</em> thay thank you for your thervithe to <em>uth.</em> We wouldn’t be quite ath whole ath we are without you.<q class="comment">I will not say ‘thank you for your service to Nanotrasen’ or anything so crassly capitalist, but I <em>will</em> say thank you for your service to <em>us.</em> We wouldn’t be quite as whole as we are without you.</q></mark>” They leaned forward and offered a paw to the old CMO to shake. “<mark class="selected">Earnethtly, thank you, Doctor. Congrat-th on being kicked up the ladder to Thentral.<q class="comment">Earnestly, thank you, Doctor. Congrats on being kicked up the ladder to Central.</q></mark>“</p>
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<p>Applause around the table. An extra few boxes of donuts were set out, as well as an extra carafe of coffee for some and Kira’s Special for others — it would probably not be a great start to the shift if half of command was sick from caffeine poisoning.</p>
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<p>After a few more minutes of amiable chatter and yet more handshakes, Soot called the rest of the meeting to order. It was simply a sharing of tasks for the day, a report on the status of the station as left by the previous shift (new windows outside evac indicating a meteor strike, grime and wrappers <em>everywhere</em> indicating a lack of a janitor, and so on). </p>
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<p>They always kept such brief. There was little need for more bureaucracy, when many of them would also be dealing with paperwork throughout the day, and only a few of them found such enjoyable.</p>
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