[ Their lives in space are always so tenuous. A fact that had suited Spike's sensibilities just fine. He had died in that cemetery, waiting for Julia. Being careless with his own life after that didn't seem to matter much.

But even if the airlock is going to fail and you're all going to be sucked out into the void, you'd like to think that the person who made it doesn't know the thing is going to fail. ]

It's an awful lot of work to kill us. Why not just pop us in the head as we come through the door? [ He fingergun gestures to emphasize the point. ] I'm guessing some kind of scam or guinea pig situation. [ He glances at her. ] You spend money on anything yet?