<strong>Name:</strong>Lance Daniels<br/><strong>Locations:</strong>Galley, seated next to Keri<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Sue, Keri, Mya (kind of), Serenity<br/><br/>Lance shook his head as the colonel left.<em>He's not a real colonel anymore, just another traitor to the Alliance.</em>Lance thought about reporting the man, just as he'd thought about reporting Phil when he'd learned what he was.  Of course, Lance wasn't entirely innocent, either.  He'd known he was getting a ship not ready for decommission, and in the case of Phil, well he'd been on board for some months now, which meant that reporting him now meant explaining months of aiding and abetting, and likely the loss of The Line.  He wondered if that made him a traitor as well.<em>At least I separated cleanly from the Alliance before I started taking advantage of it.</em>It wasn't right, but he'd learned he wasn't the type to sacrifice in order to do the right thing.<br/><br/>He saw Elfi scampering around, an excellent example of his compromises for comfort and career.  Braxton hadn't mentioned owning a slave when they'd gone into business together, nor had he mentioned being in the market to buy one.  Hell, Lance didn't think Braxton would have been able to afford a slave after dumping all that money on The Line.  Then he was introduced to Elfi.  At first he'd thought Braxton had hired a serving girl.  That impression hadn't lasted long.  Neither had his protests.  He'd felt awkward around her since, more so than around most women.<br/><br/>As predicted, it had taken less than ten minutes to get the airlock door closed, just a matter of hydraulic fluid.  Of course, he hadn't vented all of the steam first, so his t-shirt got sprayed with the red fluid, increasing his satisfaction with the decision not to dress up for the visiting colonel.  He went back to his room, located on the upper floor with a ladder that brought him down right next to the galley.  He liked that he was never more than half a ship away from his room. Lance continued surfing the Cortex for a few minutes after Captain Braxton's announcement.  After changing his shirt for a dress shirt only slightly more flattering than the previous t-shirt (and perhaps a bit more faded), Lance deemed himself adequately "straightened up" and made his way back down to the galley.<br/><br/>Most of the crew and passengers were already there by the time Lance had arrived.  He yelled a friendly "quit showing off, Sue!" at the cook and waved as he made his way to the table.  He nodded to Isi and waved as he said "hello" to Serenity.  He noticed that she seemed irritated about something, and figured Braxton had something to do with it.<em>Looks like he struck a nerve first tonight.</em>A quick glance to Mya soon made it clear what had her bothered.  Lance made a point not to sit next to the half-slave/half-doctor and sat down near Keri, smiling as he did so.  "This is a pleasant surprise" he said, indicating the dress.