[ Moments after everyone returned, in the back of the ship... ]
[BRONTE]: Abacaxi. Do you care to tell me. Where the contestants have been for the last few hours.
[ABACAXI]: oh, right. i tried to tell you, doc, i-
[BRONTE]: Where. Were. They.
[ABACAXI]: on vacation. off the ship. which i know you’re gonna-
[BRONTE]: OFF THE SHIP?
[ABACAXI]: yes. they were getting cabin fever. it was the least i could do-
[BRONTE]: It was the most DANGEROUS thing you could do.
[BRONTE]: God- they didn’t bring anything back, did they? You didn’t do any permanent damage?
[ABACAXI]: relax, doc. it was a simple in-n-out job. leave nothing but photos, take nothing but footprints. that sort of deal. simple little crossover episodes, nothing more.
[ BRONTE’s head is in her hands, she’s so frustrated. ]
[BRONTE]: Y… you.
[BRONTE]: You can’t take ANYTHING SERIOUSLY. I am working towards something that’s quite literally LIFE or DEATH and you- you just keep playing around! Toeing the line! Doing the BARE MINIMUM unless it’s specifically to almost RUIN THE WHOLE THING.
[BRONTE]: All you did was help pick which worlds, who would do the least damage, and bring them in. But ever since you’ve just been… wasting my time! Everyone’s time!
[BRONTE]: YOU WERE EVEN THE ONE WHO TOLD ME THE RISKS AND YET… THERE YOU GO! THROWING PEOPLE INTO OTHER PLACES WITHOUT A CARE!
[ABACAXI]: there were safeguards, the experiment would be fine, none of them could die, i had protection over-
[BRONTE]: I wasn’t worried about them.
[ BRONTE stands. ]
[BRONTE]: Get out.
[ABACAXI]: wh-
[BRONTE]: GET OUT. If you aren’t going to help, consider this your extended vacation. Spend all your time watching TV for all I care. I’m going to be evaluating just how much of a mess you’ve caused.
[ BRONTE leaves ABACAXI there, in stunned silence. ]
[ABACAXI]: …ouch.