IC Voicemail, Driftfleet:

[tothefly]

[There is no recording, just a few clicks and a beep.]

[Leave any IC voice messages or texts for Natasha here.]

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[tothefly]

[It's a good answer. The correct answer, though whether it's just honest or carefully engineered, she isn't quite sure of.]

Looks like you'll just have to deal with the involuntary promotion, then, Captain.

[Something in her voice at least hints he's answered right. Something else might hint that he's gotten himself stuck with a new designation.]

[redactions]

[ It's both, because the truth is rarely pure and hardly simple, and honesty doesn't have to mean straightforwardness. ]

[ Dryly, ] I'll try to make it seem like a chore.