"Oh, you mean the muster drill? Yeah, I'll go up with you. Meeting Friday for the first time can be kind of jarring. You'll see what I mean when we get there."

He does detect a bit of that resignation. Max can't relate so much given where he came from, but he can still be sympathetic.

"We do sometimes get to leave the ship to go on excursions. This isn't all you'll ever see."