"Yeah. Bringing the fight to the enemy when you're in an inferior position might be a tactic of last resort, a lot of the time, but it's a valid tactic. And it gives you the element of surprise."

He hesitates as he considers his options. Gaeta could name a dozen battles off the top of his head that fit the criteria, both from personal experience and ones he read about in a Fleet Academy textbook. But there's another choice he could make; the most obvious one, probably.

Gaeta glances back toward the party, spotting John in the crowd. He told him the truth and the worlds didn't end. He wasn't met with disgust or rejection, nor banishment from the little group of friends he's formed since Mortanne brought him here.

Still, he speaks cautiously. "Do you remember, when we were ghosts on the Stag Beetle, talking about how to fight back against the captain? And I mentioned I'd done something similar before?"

It's a genuine question. Gods know neither of them were in the best state at the time.