Kick Grabaston: So, how's it going at Space Force?

Adrian Mallory: Could be better.

Kick Grabaston: I bet. Naird is a brute.

Adrian Mallory: Mm.

Kick Grabaston: Damn shame about the ice.

Adrian Mallory: What ice?

Kick Grabaston: The ice that's melting everywhere on Earth.

Adrian Mallory: Uh... yes.

Kick Grabaston: Yeah, I... I care about the ice... and the animals that depend on that ice to live. Ice birds. Ice bears.

Adrian Mallory: Hmm.

Kick Grabaston: You know... if the committee loses faith in Naird today, I would run Space Force. And I would have you operating with twice the funding and none of the oversight.