"I'll try to remember, sir. Was that all?"
"One more thing," said the inverted captain. "I think you are to be relieved of the duty of officiating at the phasing."
"Correct," said another voice, one Starbuck had never before heard.
"That's all now, Ben."
"Very good, sir."
Starbuck paused at the door. "That's a fine trapeze you have there, sir."
"Thank you, Ben."
"I don't want to jump to conclusions," Ben said to the knot of men gathered around him listening to his story of the interview with the captain, "but I think Captain Birdsel is—is—"
"Psychotic?" suggested Romero.