Dairine makes a sour face. "Has it occurred to you that the other passengers are already skilled? We didn't get brought here for no reason. Someone saw potential in the people here, and in many cases, they already know how to survive against the odds! By tooling up, we can use those strengths to save lives here and now!"

"I bought a computer because I know them like the back of my hand. Yes, someone could break it, but they'd have to go through me first. Meanwhile, we have information storage that can be shared and passed down to further passengers."

"Besides, not every skill can be learned from books." She gives a pointed look. "You can read up on as many blades as you want, but the only thing that'll bring real skill is experience and practice." Yes, it sucks. Dairine had been rather put out to find that reading up on archery hadn't cut back the awkward learning period a bit. She's just lucky to be a fast learner.