Two days ago, thanks to Annie, the Orville managed to save the last seventy-five survivors on a planet that was about to be swallowed by a red giant. They had discovered the planet in time, and the rescue went smoothly, earning them commendation from the Planetary Union Command.
So, that weekend, at Captain Ed's suggestion, everyone took the day off under the pretext of celebrating and held a big party in the mess hall.
It was a lavish feast with plenty to eat and drink. Everyone aboard the Orville who wasn't on duty crowded into the mess hall to eat, drink, sing, dance, and celebrate to their hearts' content.
Naturally, in addition to all the singing, dancing, food, and drink, there were bound to be a few other forms of entertainment.
Like the arm-wrestling competitions they often held aboard the ship.
Of course, the arm-wrestling and the competition weren't the important part. What really got everyone's blood pumping was the chance to openly gamble and place bets.
Take Alara, for instance, the Orville's undisputed strongest crew member and security officer. Because her home planet was far more massive and had much stronger gravity than most planets, she was naturally far stronger than an ordinary person.
In any case, though Alara looked like a frail girl who hadn't even turned twenty, when she really got serious, ripping a man apart with her bare hands was child's play. She could toss a grenade hundreds of meters into the air and blow a plane out of the sky without much difficulty. If she were cast in a movie, the director wouldn't even need to waste a lousy fifty cents on cheap special effects!
The only one who could match security officer Alara's strength was Isaac, the robotic engineer from Kaylon One.
His entire