"Considering where you shelve the cookbook, I can only imagine." Guo Jia settled back down into his chair and turned his full attention back to Jade. He could joke all he wanted, certainly it made him much more pleasant to spend time with, but the low morale amongst his men was far less of a joke as he seemed to take it as. Presenting it lightly had gotten Guo Jia the concession he'd needed, fortunately. One couldn't manipulate Jade Curtiss, but knowing how to speak to him could move mountains.

"I suppose we'll need to stock up on supplies before we deploy. What are our orders, exactly? I haven't heard a great deal about what's to happen, aside from being assigned to this lovely vessel."