[He gives a little snort at that, a half smile coming up despite how he's feeling. Yeah, he knows if he wants to get out of space for a while, then that definitely must say something for all the rest of them.]

Yeah... deep down, I know that. In those few seconds, though? I felt like the worst captain. I couldn't even keep my crew safe, you know?

But I know now that everyone else got pushed here too, whether they've fought these guys before or not. I think I did okay. [His crew's okay, no one's really hurt, and their ship, while damaged, isn't in any danger of falling apart. They did pretty good while missing quite a few key augments.]

I think I just kinda feel like screaming really loud, I guess. Or punching a sandbag. If we had one.