"Yeah well, if I get maimed in that process I'm holding you accountable.  Here's a question you can answer for me, what got you interested in taking me aboard your ship?"  Vadya gazed at him with her green eyes over the edge of her glass as she sipped from it.  It could have been upon a whim, but if he had such a small, tightly knit crew and there hadn't been any new comers in over a year, then why now?