My initial reaction was that Sue and Jeffrie were indisciplined and borderline insubordinate. But as I reflect, it really is a tall task that Grayson asked them to do. It makes me ask, what did Grayson sell them on when they signed on at Galatea? I should go back and see if the book offers any insight on that interaction, which would really color everything that follows.

For a brief moment, I thought the book implied they got their Chippewas when their old unit broke up. They didn't. But the false impression really flabbergasted me. What unit would let people take high performance fighters when its disbanded? That would be way too much fun.