"The places we visit are just as artificial as the ship, the scenarios contrived for the Captain's amusement. The first one was a battle royale, where we were all handed weapons, dropped on an island and told to kill one another. That's where we all got a firsthand demonstration of the fact that we don't stay dead."

It had not been a fun time for anyone involved. Except maybe the assholes. Max, Ebalon, people who relished an excuse for such wildness.