You say it out loud, like a play where the lines keep people dry.

Trim: near-neutral, Minnow a held cup. Sonar watch: Yuna on the weak sector in case the current walks a chimney. Lock: equalize the little space, never the sea. Paz: through, dripping, star-labels and all. Samples: lifted, not grabbed. Habitat tanks: unnamed except by name. Side hatches: scenery.

Vargas points at you when the last item is checked. “That’s a save. Not a speech. A save.”

Turn to 42.