The boys thanked him sincerely enough, but that night after Evening Quarters argued late over the recurring question of introducing firearms aboard the Inconvenience.
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"recurring question of introducing firearms aboard the Inconvenience"
This isn't the first time the Chums considered arming themselves. What led to the other moments deemed dangerous enough to even broach the subject? Possibly the encounter with the KKK when they recruited Chick to the team. That one mission in South America with the gambling ring probably saw them in some precarious situations which a gun may have helped extricate them (or, perhaps, simply escalated the situation. That's probably why the arguments over the recurring question). But this time, the firearm came their way innocently enough, as a gift and an oddity. But still quite dangerous, not simply because of the possibility of an accidental wounding but the possibility of blowing the entire balloon to bits.
Obviously the solution is to remove the single bullet and putting it in Randolph St. Cosmo's sock. No wait. Lindsay would demand custody of the bullet, being chief hallway monitor and a huge narc. Probably better to just toss the bullet over the side. It probably won't kill anybody.
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