I've never been in this situation before. I didn't choose to be in such a vulnerable position, either; the last few days could have been much worse and they weren't because people were sympathetic and nobody took advantage. So I'm grateful on behalf of my alternate self.

Having said that, I don't know much about the culture of the ship yet. If it's in bad taste to acknowledge other people's behaviour during a flood then I'm sorry. [She sounds like she actually means it.]