“Well, my dad must be. My mom and sister might be experiencing a guilty, unspoken relief at my absence.” (Yes, I know that’s too self-aware to be an actual Taro line.)

COMPLICATIONS ENSUE.

I’m curious whether, in this re-read, people are having trouble following that the gals and the guys and Best are all now in different parts of the ship. It seemed pretty straightforward to us that the party was preparing to split after Byron gave everybody the plan, and there are noticeable differences in lighting and environment, but this was an issue for some, last time.