If the Admiral lets us choose to leave the ship for some ports, why do we get such limited warning about being able to disembark?

[Private to Ariadne]

I want to see my file.

[Private to David]

Did your plan work?

[Private to Slade; added later]

I heard you assisted in subduing David during port.

I'm failing to understand the purpose of stopping in port for a "relaxing vacation". I was under the apparently false impression that this wasn't a pleasure cruise.

[Private to Ariadne]

I'm assuming you want to disembark.

[Heero has been doing his reading, and he is not all that impressed, Barge. Accepting that he's died comes easily enough - it's been a risk he's been well aware of and happy to accept for a long time - but the lack of structure and logic in this place doesn't sit well with him in the slightest.

His voice is almost entirely flat, almost disinterested, and maybe just a little annoyed.]

There's a space fortress called "Barge" where I came from. Somehow I doubt it has much in common with this place.

Since arriving on board, has anyone actually spoken with the Admiral personally? I have a few questions I'd prefer he answer himself.

[Private separately to Tosh and Harper; added after talking to Armand]

I've been told you might have technical readouts of the ship.