And if they get acclimated by tearing a bloody swathe through the ship, that's fine? One of the people maimed or killed could be my inmate. Or I could be paired to the attacker, for that matter.

But if we're going there, how about the people who aren't paired yet? Why shouldn't we do our best to protect all inmates? [Yeah, the latest traumatic shenanigans are making her angrier than usual. The bitter helplessness isn't overwhelming her now, but it's raw and vivid in her mind.]

I try really hard to understand the crap you put us through. I try to accept that there are things about the Barge I just can't change. But if you can't even allow this, when it could make people just a little safer, then why the hell do you even do this?