Swamped

Hells. Of course it's Cookie's bell, it was unrealistic of you to expect any option other than the worst one.

Cookie's in charge of maintenance and the general cleanliness of the ship. They never contact you unless there's a problem with one or the other, and usually you get roped into fixing it because they don't consider navigation a priority job.

If you're lucky, it's just a nasty spill that needs to be wiped up. You're not expecting to be lucky.

You head down to the quartermaster's. You always meet Cookie there because you never know what equipment you're going to need, so it's easiest if you can request it right after hearing what you need to do.

And sure enough, when you arrive Cookie is waiting, looking about as happy as always. Which is to say, slightly less enthusiastic than you. Well, best to get this over with...

Wait. Someone else is with them. It takes you a moment to recognize who it is.