human
For example, certain supply items are being used in greater quantities than the size of your operations require. This seems to have been going on for some time according to your records--and what your records do not show. Your expendable supplies items accounting seems to be lax, if not outright careless. Furthermore, there seems to be some non-expendable items that can't be accounted for, a couple of major items among them. This doesn't make much sense out here in the middle of nowhere, unless careless loss is the answer. Such losses could hardly be attributed to theft. Needless to say, theft out here would serve a thief absolutely no purpose.
gpt
What major items are not accounted for?
human
The only thing I can recall offhand, said Goil,
gpt
I can account for that, I said.
human
And Mr. Orrin can back me up. The tug lost steering control the other day and crashed into one of the larger asteroids. It was demolished. The accident report and destruction data are a little slow getting into the records section.
gpt
That's right, said Orrin.
human
Willy Maloon made the inspection and I certified it. Total loss. The tug was going mighty fast when it hit.
gpt
Where are the remains?
human
Whenever anything big enough is destroyed, I answered,
gpt
I see, said Goil.
human
And this man, ah--Maloon--can he be trusted on such an inspection?
gpt
One of the best,
human
Anyway, continued Goil,