-=in any other circumstance, he would never allow something like this to be done to his friends without their express permission, not if he could help it. worse has already been done, so much worse, and they needed to make quick, hard decisions=-

No.

-=a pause=-

... I don't know.

-=what if there's no choice?=-

They made him into a Helmsman.

-=his hands ball into fists. all his fault all his fault all his fault all his fault=-

They're made to pilot starships. We'd only ever heard tell about them but I never imagined it would be like... this.