Kol looked over at Ever, his face impassive, before he chuckled, shaking his head. "Well, seeing as how there are no 'ass wipes' aboard this ship that can move under their own power, you'll be waiting a long time for coffee and information."<br/><br/>He paused, letting her realize that she had just put her foot in her mouth then shrugged. "Short version is that our prisoner decided to explode. Long version is messier."<br/><br/>He turned back to the Image in the centre of the CIC, watching as several Frigates from the Advent fleet peeled off, ready to capitalize on any visible weakness. Smiling, he nodded, then toggled his comlink. "Engineering, vent some of the ruined metal through an airlock. we have guests, and I want them to think we're hurting badly, so we can do bad things to them."<br/><br/>He then turned and looked at his weapons officer. "Use the Gauss cannon this time. Fire for effect once they get within three thousand Kilometres."