"I know," Beverly offers gently, her voice sympathetic this time. She really does understand and she might feel the same way were she in his shoes. Several of her crew would be the same way and if he weren't so severely hurt, she would release him a lot sooner. But he is pretty badly hurt and he needs rest, much as it chafes.

"Believe me, if there were a way to speed up recovery here, I would be all for it. But we're all stuck with backwards equipment and this is the best I have to work with. If I had a book or a working computer, I'd offer that." But again, the technology here is pretty awful. There's barely even anything to do aside from stare at the ceiling.