Research for research's sake, exploration for the same, is simple when considered in the abstract. Reality, in my experience, tends to contaminate it.

[She's certain that her views are colored by the 'exploration' she facilitated for the Radch for so long. By her hatred of both sides of that debate among the Radch's leadership. It nevertheless seems idealistic to her.

She stays quiet for much of the first part of the flight, allowing herself to focus on the controls. It's only when they're nearing the halfway point in the journey that she speaks up again.]

What was your ship like?