Sensing Sarah's indecision might spread a panic to the lead engineer and to the rest of the crew. Daryn quickly comes up with an almost manipulative plan to force his way into action. He faces his boss as he proposes,<span style="color: #4000FF">"Captain, may I be relieved from here to prepare an exploration party to search the planet for the materials we need?"</span>Daryn himself wondered if he would be eating his steak at anytime tonight, today? He had already lost his sense of day and night not to long into their voyage. He checked his watch 1934 UMF standard time.