Unboxing day

Actually there was a perfectly good explanation for the position of the couch. It had been standing untethered in the cargo bay for ages, and every acceleration of the ship had pushed it a smidgeon backwards until it hit something less movable. The only thing that defied explanation was how it got to be there in the first place.

"Loneliness can't be this bad," the gloomy figure muttered as it opened a box of generic food supplies and proceeded to stuff its face. It was at this point the stowaway's identity became evident, despite the lack of proper lighting.

It was Josh Burbank. That idiot turns up everywhere, doesn't he?

1. Yes, he does.
2. No, he doesn't.
3. At least he is not here with me.
4. Are you sure? Look behind you!
5. The lights come on, and Astra bursts in with a crossbow in each hand.
6. The darkness remains as Fred, having taken the wrong turn on his way to the head, staggers in, relieves himself, and leaves without washing his hands. The pig.
7. Peering (with an r) out a convenient porthole, Josh is mildly surprised to see an elephant meditating in the void,

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