Bandage looked down at Lily on the ground, then bent over and picked her up. "Wait... hold on... I need to test... test again..."
As everyone prepared supplies and weapons for the exploration, Bandage was probing Charles with subtle questions. However, whether it was about the crew's memories or various other issues, Charles answered every question smoothly.
In the end, Charles found Bandage to be so unusually lively that he looked at him with suspicion. "Are you really all right? Do you want me to have Linda take a look at you?"
Seeing Bandage shake his head and back away, Charles glanced skeptically at Lily perched on his shoulder, then turned to direct the others. Aside from the two teams that had left earlier, nearly a hundred people from the four ships were busy with preparations for this exploration mission. He didn't have time to worry about his first mate's strange behavior.
