Her first idea was to tell him flat out that if he loved his ship so much then he could just get lost and she wouldn't miss him for a second, but he looked like he might actually listen to her so she decided that that comment was better off not being made.

"I've heard it doesn't always work that way," she said instead. "Like, time on the Barge and time back home don't move at the same speed? They might not even know your Scottish guy's missing."

The CES was warmer than it had been on deck. She took off her jacket, folded it and dropped it at the door.