-Oh so you're telling me that the harvest you gave birth to was aggressive, but Serena's acts like a real baby and you want me to fuck you the same way I fucked Serena so you can have a baby too?
-Yes! Now can we please hurry up?
-Are you out of your damn mind, Alice? We are NOT doing this so we can play family on a fucking lost spaceship! We are doing this so we can eat the harvest and not starve to death!
-Then stay in the fucking closet and rot! I still have Henry, Teddy and Lancey! Who the fuck do you have?
-Alice, sweetheart, we are gonna eat Serena's harvest too. There is no reason for you to be jealous.
-Fuck you, Simon!
-Seems like you want to.
-Help me…please, Simon. You're the captain. How could you not help a crewmate begging for your help?
-Ok. Let me out. We will deal with the maggots problem and then we'll see.
-Do you promise?
-Yes, yes.
Alice's hands trembled as she fumbled with the key, the metallic sound echoing in the stillness of the closet. Her heart raced with anxiety, each twist of the key feeling like an eternity as she desperately tried to unlock the door. Simon stepped out and breathed in.
-Wait for me in your room. Prepare the door to lock it. To get rid of maggots, we need to release the poison.
-What about the rest?
-Food. You said you want to keep the abomination, right?
-But…
-I can do nothing. I don't really care.
-Oh.. I'll wait in my room.
Simon strode purposefully down the dimly lit hallway, his footsteps echoing softly against the metal floor. The air was filled with anticipation as he approached the cockpit. Just beside the cockpit door, nearly obscured by the shadows, lay a hidden trapdoor in the floor, its weathered surface barely hinting at the secrets it concealed. A small, rusted handle protruded from its edge, and above it, a faint inscription suggested the need for a password.
-Are you really sure? Henry's voice rang inside Simon's head.
-Fuck off, you're alive. There is no need for me to feel guilty.
-Who are you going to be a captain to?
-Alice.
-The weird lady who wants to get pregnant? The hysterical woman who told you to put a maggot in your ass?
-Beggars can't be choosers.
-Serena was better. At least she didn't struggle. She isn't loud and even though she doesn't respect you, at least she isn't aggressive towards you.
-She's passed out cut open in the infirmary. What could I do?
-The room shuts down there?
-The door is stuck to the wall. Unless they have acid on them, they have no chance.