"Ha… ha ha…" The young man scratched the back of his head awkwardly, searching for a decent excuse to justify why he'd even suggested taking a day off. "Well, uh… don't we need a day off anyway? You know, so we can work more effectively and efficiently…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Hue cut him off.
"Don't even think about it," Hugo snapped. "Back when we were hauling cargo, did the heavy workload ever stop us from doing our job? Besides, that kind of work was purely physical, it didn't even require much thinking, so what you're saying doesn't really apply here."
"If you're just looking for an excuse to slack off, then step down from my team. I don't want to lead a group that acts like someone owes us something when, in truth, we owe them for the good life we're enjoying now. They took us in and gave us a place here, and working hard for them is the least we can do."
