Ex Lord Commander-turned Star Captain Atheus walks in, lays down a card for ten grand of credits, and orders drinks on the house for all involved in the fight at Mactan.
"I think we should raise a toast," he starts "we fought against a superior force outnumbered and out-gunned. Yet we stood our ground and allowed none past our mighty shield. We were pushed back to our very doorstep, yes. But did our enemies pursue us through?"
Suspense builds as his climatic speech reaches his conclusion.
"NO THEY BLOODY WELL DID NOT."
Applause breaks out around the room and Atheus takes a seat at a nearby table as the already drunken rejoicers became even more spirited as they downed more ale.
"On a side note, does anyone know where an airlock is?" whispered Atheus to no-one in particular...
