Well, that makes a lot of sense in retrospect. Ships usually have captains, including ships that have previously established themselves as full of inexplicable and worrying phenomena.

They whistle in genuine puzzlement. // He thinks distributing weapons and antiques alongside toys is funny?

Bastion tilts their head as if in response to an interesting but mysterious noise, and pings back. Whatever sent the packet had a strong, clear signal, which stands out even more with how quiet it is in the radio-frequency range here on the ship.