( Makkachin adjusts himself under the table, drawing Victor's eyes down in a brief glance; it's enough to have him leaning back, reaching out to reassure his dog with a gentle stroke with his foot. Yuuri arriving here in the weeks following his own arrival had been amazing. It's not the norm, from what he sees; but it's possible, to have those you know also be brought on ship. )

Ah, we were considering it, yes. Yuuri has his skates and costume from his short program here already. I'll have to commission most everything. ( he breathes out in a short lived laugh, shaking his head. ) I don't mind, but it proves a point about expenses even in space. Which, as a note, we weren't required to pay for the ice rink. I find that interesting, don't you? I was the only one on board at the time asking about it, and when I approached the proper channels, I was told yes, that's not a problem.

( he's not a majority interest party, and this ship has a technically viable economy. yet Victor was just... basically given a guarantee to an ice skating rink. )