The ship's first officer announces that the bottom deck of the ship is an "interstellar" battle-ship. The first officer asks the passengers to activate their seat shields. He tells them that he is a pilot who has been trained in "interstellar fighter piloting" and that there are no one on board who can operate the ship. He asks the captain if he can engage in fighting, but the captain refuses to answer the first question. The captain tells the passengers that they are counting on him. He says that he has been practicing in this way for three years and that he can do it. The ship is outnumbered, he says, and he fears that before the ship can be destroyed, it will have to be destroyed by the enemy.
The ship's first officer announces that the bottom deck of the ship is an "interstellar" battle-ship. The first officer asks the passengers to activate their seat shields. He tells them that he is a pilot who has been trained in "interstellar fighter piloting" and that there are no one on board who can operate the ship. He asks the captain if he can engage in fighting, but the captain refuses to answer the first question. The captain tells the passengers that they are counting on him. He says that he has been practicing in this way for three years and that he can do it. The ship is outnumbered, he says, and he fears that before the ship can be destroyed, it will have to be destroyed by the enemy.