"I had been cooped up in a freighter for the entirety of my life, moving from world to world carrying freight goods. I was born on a starship that was handed down through the generations by my family. The old bucket was very old, and there was little chance of it making another generations worth of cargo runs."

"I bet that makes you think that I enlisted to escape a meaningless existence, right?"

"Wrong. I'm doing this for my family back home. Even though it might be a bucket and the food tastes pretty bad to outsiders, its home. I have awesome memories of that ship and my family on it. I'm out here on some god forsaken rock to support them. Every last damn coin I make goes to my family. To buy new parts for the ship. The crew are almost self sufficient on the Gernsback, but they still can't produce some materials."

"And that's enough for me. Once I have sent back enough money to ensure that my people on the Gernsback are safe, I will return there at the end of my tour of duty and retake command. I'll use the training I received during my service to best serve the interests of my family, my crew and my friends."

"Maybe that could be interpreted as signing up for rewards in a way. I don't care about glory, not at all. I only care about looking after the people back home. Everything else is unimportant and can be ignored."

"That's enough about what made me enlist. What made you enlist, sir?"

I'm trying to make Jones seem like he has a greater purpose in life then fighting. He has a cause worth fighting for. I'd like to make the Gernsback as slow and old as possible in the story, if Arcalane would allow it. I mean really old, like since the dawn of FTL travel.

And on a little side note, Nothing will stand in his way when it comes to providing for his family.

Ok I actually legitiserioumesly laughed at that.

"I joined because I had nothing better to do.

...so... uh...

...I'll just go back to this corner...

...and clean my guns while the manly men talk..."

:I

Make your minds up, ladies.

"Well, looks like you've been out voted Jones, that and the fact I don't give a damn about what you think in the first place, I was just being polite."
"I'm going to ask for directions, so be ready to move out in 10."
Let's get a move on then shall we?

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Move along with the commanding officer.