[The question makes Palamedes smile. It’s a I see what you did there with your lack of pronouns smile. A are you, of all people, really going to ask me that? smile. It’s a smile that’s fond and long-suffering, with a touch of oh, come on Clarke, you know me better than that.]

Because our fellow passengers, bless them, are a bunch of stubborn fools who would stick their fingers in a socket just to find out what it felt like to get electrocuted. If we can’t convince them to remain aboard before danger strikes, we can do our best to keep them safe out here.