<div class="floatleft">(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S8nWEwDHoLo/VuctPJcFklI/AAAAAAAAZzE/LH_CQD1cWsM-36_em_H4CNSfKPtAAs7xg/s1600/tumblr_napkpgrAjV1qb647qo4_1280.jpg)<br/></div><br/>Jim was visibly relieved by Arlene's response.  His shoulders lowered, his head bobbed downwards, and he let out a soft sigh.   "That's great, Arlene," Jim said.   "I'm really glad.  I think the three of us actually make a really good team.  It's important for us to express our concerns early so that small issues don't become big problems later."<br/><br/>Perhaps he sounded naive, but Jim had a lot of ideas about how a new society should work.  See, he had witnessed tenuous alliances fell apart over the smallest things.  He even once saw fifteen people die because some guy didn't get his fair share of bananas.  Bananas!  So it was critical for him to ensure that Arlene was okay.  Other people would have been intimidated and uncomfortable in similar circumstances.<br/><br/>Hooking his hands beneath the corpse's shoulders, Jim easily dragged the corpse towards the edge of the boat.<br/><br/>"This fellow didn't have much on him," Jim explained.   "Had a few wet smokes.  I don't smoke, but cigarettes barter like gold.  And I took his belt and his pant legs."  Jim gently slung the corpse overboard.  It fell into the water and made a small splash.  Jim then stood upright, checked his rifle at his waist, and then picked up the pole he was using to steer the boat away the coast.     "Now that I've got people to look after, I have to start working on makin' a medkit," Jim said.   "You just never know when you'll need a handy medkit.  I took the belt cus' it's just handy to have, but I got it because it can be used as a tourniquet.  And I took the pant legs because we don't have bandages.  I'll sanitize them later in boiling water."<br/><br/>Since the boat didn't need any redirecting, Jim then asked:<br/><br/>"All right -- we've searched below deck.  Did you guys figure out where you wanted to go?"