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Get ready for your week to peak because it\u2019s time for Something Every Tuesday with your host, Esen Landari!\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nThank you! Thank you. Hey, everyone, so glad you could join us. We\u2019ve got such an incredible show for you tonight, you\u2019re not gonna want to miss a moment of it. And while we\u2019re talking about missing out, you hear about this poor guy in Lyre? Did you hear about this?\n\n[ Scattered Laughter ]\n\nWell, last week a Caterpillar crew landed in Lyre for a little R&R and one of the crew members went to the bathroom on the ship and got locked inside. No big deal, right? Well, turns out this guy wasn\u2019t wearing his mobi, so, yeah, all he could do was bang on the door. I guess they make the doors pretty solid because no one heard him. Poor guy spent the entire weekend locked in that cramped bathroom. How crazy is that? I mean, at least he had somewhere to sit, right?\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nHis crewmates only realized what had happened when they got back to the ship and needed what everyone does after vacationing in Lyre; to use the bathroom and take a cold shower.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nIn the crew\u2019s defense, they thought the guy had ditched them to party on his own. How hard does this guy party if no one was concerned that he vanished the second they landed? There\u2019s really only one word to describe someone known to hit it that hard \u2014 \u2018Cassian.\u2019\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSpeaking of Ellroy Cass, everyone\u2019s favorite celebrity shipwreck is in rehab again. Talk about contender for least surprising headline of the year. He\u2019s reportedly battling an addiction to Flow. Sources claim that prior to rehab Cass hadn\u2019t slept in days and was obsessed with landscaping his backyard so it \u201cfelt like the beach.\u201d Which is a nice idea, right? Except that his mansion is in the forest. That\u2019s some pure, uncut Cass, right there.\n\nSome of you might recall that Maurice Vano, the man who tried to kill Imperator Costigan, was also addicted to Flow. Supposedly, when Cass\u2019s friends found out he was using the new drug, they began to worry he might be driven to do something similar. Though in Cass\u2019s case, the only thing he was looking to assassinate was his own career.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nIt\u2019s great that he\u2019s trying to get help, though. Seriously. Addiction is tough no matter who you are. Of course it\u2019s a little less tough when your rehab center looks like this. Here are some pictures we found of the Tresman Gardens Rehabilitation Center.\n\n[ Hoots and Hollers ]\n\nNice, right? Those sexy, muscled people wearing the skimpy swimsuits? Those are the certified hydromassage healers. Quick show of hands, how many of you are thinking about getting addicted to something now?\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nLike I said earlier, you do not want to go anywhere. We\u2019ve got a very, very special show tonight because our first guest is the very definition of a hero. His courageous actions saved the lives of 21 fellow Navy crew members on Virgil I. Here to tell us his absolutely incredible story is Lt. Davante Lee.\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nGet comfortable and stay awhile. You deserve it.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thanks. Yeah, wow, it\u2019s kinda overwhelming to be here right now.\nThe studio lights are bright, aren\u2019t they?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: \u2018Blinding\u2019 is more like it. Feels like I\u2019m in a staring contest with a Bengal.\n[ Laughter ]\n\nFirst off, I just want to say on behalf of everyone here and watching on spectrum, thank you for your service.\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nYour story is absolutely incredible. There\u2019s really no other way to describe it. So let\u2019s set the stage: your fleet came under attack in the Virgil System, right? Near Virgil I.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: As part of the rearguard, yeah.\nAnd where were you when the ambush happened?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Ah, ferrying supplies to the Montgomery. One second this big, beautiful Polaris is sitting before me and the next the ship\u2019s in flames and spiralling down toward Virgil I.\nThat sector had been quiet for ages, too. Then outta nowhere, they hit us, hard, and the worse thing possible happens. Honestly, when the Vanduul fighters showed up and the Mont went down, I had to take a moment to ask myself if I was in a simpod or not. Nothing felt real.\nBut you weren\u2019t in a simpod, were you?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: No, definitely not. I was in an Argo MPUV.\n[ Gasps ]\n\nThe ideal ship for going toe-to-toe with the Vanduul, right?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Well, it doesn\u2019t have a single weapon, but it does have something else going for it \u2014 a ton of cargo room. I knew I\u2019d never survive a tussle, but I could shuttle folks to safety. So, the second I saw the Mont break atmo above Virgil I, I decided to follow it.\nI had a hell of a time finding them, especially since the ship\u2019s comms were down.\nFrom what I heard Virgil I\u2019s atmo didn\u2019t make that search any easier. Not with that swirling poisonous ash killing all visibility.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: That\u2019s for sure, but it also probably saved my life.\nThis interview is brought to you by \u2018poisonous ash,\u2019 seriously, it could save your life.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSo, you locate the Montgomery somewhere in this crazy ash storm, and then what?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Lieutenant Yu was on the sticks at the time. Considering the state of the corvette, she did an incredible job controlling the crash, so it landed in a perfect spot. The \u2019duul found the crash pretty soon after I showed up. They started strafing the Mont to keep us occupied while landing dropships all around us.\nIt was \u2026 I\u2019m not sure how to describe it. I mean, it was absolute chaos. No one could really see anything, except for their shots zipping through the ash like blurs of light \u2026 and you knew the \u2019duul were getting closer every second. You just didn\u2019t know from where.\nSomehow, the Mont\u2019s crew all rallied together and established a perimeter. One of the turrets had survived the crash, so they were doing the best they could with that. Gave me enough cover to touch down. Thinking back now, I actually don\u2019t remember a lot of it. With all the adrenaline and everything, my brain just sorta went on autopilot. Everything I did was more instinct than anything else.\nAnd what did that instinct having you doing?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: I, ummm, unloaded the Argo as fast as possible and started loading up the Mont\u2019s crew, injured ones first. I took off that first time without even checking the scans. I just lifted her off the ground, picked a direction and got the hell outta there.\nAnd how many times did you do that?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: It took three more trips to get everyone.\n[ Loud, Sustained Applause ]\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thank you, but really it was the ash storm and the incredible people on the ground holding back the Vanduul that let me get so many of the crew out of there.\nThat\u2019s just incredible. Where\u2019d you even take the people you rescued? Another part of the planet?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Nah, you don\u2019t really want to hang out in that poisonous atmo if you can help it. Thankfully, the Onager had survived the initial onslaught and was holding its own. After I commed them, they pushed through the Vanduul swarm and posted up just outside of atmo above us and cleared a path so I could make a drop off.\nAfter that, I went back for the rest of the survivors while they held their position. I mean, I\u2019m thankful to be here, but all those who stood their ground while I went back and forth between the two are the real heroes. Particularly since the Argo is know for lots of things, but speed is definitely not one of them.\nI can\u2019t even imagine what that must have been like. I have to keep reminding myself that it\u2019s a true story. It sounds like something straight out of a movie. Which, if they do end up making a movie out of this, I know the perfect actor to play you as soon as he is back out of rehab.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSo, what\u2019s next for you, Lieutenant?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Well, I\u2019ve got a few more of these to do.\nI believe we were lucky enough to grab you first, right?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Yup, first one. It is that obvious?\nSeriously, you\u2019ve done a great job, hasn\u2019t he, folks?\n\n[ Loud Applause ]\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thanks. I really, truly appreciate the support, but it\u2019s the men and women currently serving on the Vanduul front that are the true heroes. It\u2019s important that the people of the Empire remember to support the cause any way they can.\nYou sure you haven\u2019t done one of these before?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Positive.\nWell, I\u2019ve got a feeling there\u2019ll be plenty more in your future. We need to take a quick break. Can you stick around for a bit longer?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: I think so, yeah.\nWell, clear your schedule, \u2019cause I\u2019ve got like a bazillion more questions for you. Plus, we\u2019d love for you to play a round of our game \u2018Spin Cycle.\u2019 You up for it?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Sure, let\u2019s do it.\nThat and more when Something Every Tuesday returns after the break.","de_DE":"[ Musik]\n\nAnsager: Guten Abend, zusammen. Machen Sie sich bereit f\u00fcr Ihre Woche zum H\u00f6hepunkt, denn es ist Zeit f\u00fcr jeden Dienstag etwas mit Ihrem Gastgeber, Esen Landari!\n\n[ Applaus]\n\nIch danke dir! Ich danke dir. Hey, zusammen, so froh, dass ihr euch uns angeschlossen habt. Wir haben heute Abend eine so unglaubliche Show f\u00fcr dich, dass du keinen Moment davon verpassen solltest. Und w\u00e4hrend wir dar\u00fcber reden, etwas zu verpassen, haben Sie von diesem armen Kerl in Lyre geh\u00f6rt? Hast du davon geh\u00f6rt?\n\n[ Verstreutes Lachen []\n\nNun, letzte Woche landete eine Caterpillar-Crew f\u00fcr einen kleinen R&R in Lyre und eines der Crewmitglieder ging auf dem Schiff auf die Toilette und wurde dort eingesperrt. Keine gro\u00dfe Sache, oder? Nun, es stellte sich heraus, dass dieser Typ nicht sein Mobi trug, also, ja, alles, was er tun konnte, war, gegen die T\u00fcr zu schlagen. Ich sch\u00e4tze, sie machen die T\u00fcren ziemlich stabil, weil ihn niemand geh\u00f6rt hat. Der arme Kerl verbrachte das ganze Wochenende eingesperrt in diesem engen Badezimmer. Wie verr\u00fcckt ist das denn? Ich meine, zumindest hatte er einen Platz zum Sitzen, richtig?\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nSeine Besatzungsmitglieder erkannten erst, was passiert war, als sie zum Schiff zur\u00fcckkamen und brauchten, was jeder nach dem Urlaub in Lyre tut; das Badezimmer zu benutzen und eine kalte Dusche zu nehmen.\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nZur Verteidigung der Crew dachten sie, der Typ h\u00e4tte sie verlassen, um alleine zu feiern. Wie hart feiert dieser Typ, wenn niemand Angst hatte, dass er in der Sekunde, in der er gelandet ist, verschwunden ist? Es gibt wirklich nur ein Wort, um jemanden zu beschreiben, der daf\u00fcr bekannt ist, es so hart zu treffen - \"Cassian\".\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nApropos Ellroy Cass, das Lieblingsschiffswrack aller Prominenten ist wieder in der Reha. Sprechen Sie \u00fcber den Konkurrenten f\u00fcr die am wenigsten \u00fcberraschende Schlagzeile des Jahres. Er soll gegen eine Sucht nach Flow k\u00e4mpfen. Quellen behaupten, dass Cass vor der Reha tagelang nicht geschlafen hatte und besessen davon war, seinen Garten so zu gestalten, dass er sich \"wie ein Strand f\u00fchlte\". Was eine sch\u00f6ne Idee ist, oder? Au\u00dfer, dass seine Villa im Wald ist. Das ist eine reine, ungeschnittene Cass, genau da.\n\nEinige von euch werden sich vielleicht daran erinnern, dass Maurice Vano, der Mann, der versuchte, Imperator Costigan zu t\u00f6ten, ebenfalls von Flow abh\u00e4ngig war. Angeblich, als Cass' Freunde herausfanden, dass er das neue Medikament nahm, begannen sie sich Sorgen zu machen, dass er dazu getrieben werden k\u00f6nnte, etwas \u00c4hnliches zu tun. Obwohl in Cass' Fall, war das Einzige, was er zu ermorden suchte, seine eigene Karriere.\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nEs ist gro\u00dfartig, dass er versucht, Hilfe zu bekommen. Im Ernst. Sucht ist hart, egal wer man ist. Nat\u00fcrlich ist es etwas weniger schwer, wenn Ihr Reha-Zentrum so aussieht. Hier sind einige Bilder, die wir vom Tresman Gardens Rehabilitation Center gefunden haben.\n\n[ Hupen und St\u00f6hnen]\n\nSch\u00f6n, oder? Diese sexy, muskul\u00f6sen Leute, die die knappen Badeanz\u00fcge tragen? Das sind die zertifizierten Hydromassageheiler. Schnelle Handzeichen, wie viele von euch denken dar\u00fcber nach, jetzt von etwas abh\u00e4ngig zu werden?\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nWie ich bereits sagte, willst du nirgendwo hingehen. Wir haben heute Abend eine ganz besondere Show, denn unser erster Gast ist die Definition eines Helden. Seine mutigen Taten retteten das Leben von 21 Marinekollegen auf Virgil I. Seine absolut unglaubliche Geschichte ist Lt. Davante Lee.\n\n[ Applaus]\n\nMachen Sie es sich bequem und bleiben Sie eine Weile. Du verdienst es.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Danke. Ja, wow, es ist irgendwie \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigend, jetzt hier zu sein.\nDie Studioleuchten sind hell, nicht wahr?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: \"Blenden\" ist schon besser. F\u00fchlt sich an, als w\u00e4re ich in einem Wettbewerb mit einem Bengalen.\n[ Lachen]\n\nZuerst m\u00f6chte ich nur im Namen aller hier und im Namen des Spektrums sagen, danke f\u00fcr Ihren Service.\n\n[ Applaus]\n\nDeine Geschichte ist absolut unglaublich. Es gibt wirklich keine andere M\u00f6glichkeit, es zu beschreiben. Also lasst uns die B\u00fchne bereiten: Eure Flotte wurde im Virgil-System angegriffen, richtig? Bei Virgil I.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Als Teil der Nachhut, ja.\nUnd wo warst du, als der Hinterhalt passierte?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Ah, F\u00e4hrverbindungen zur Montgomery. In einer Sekunde sitzt diese gro\u00dfe, sch\u00f6ne Polaris vor mir und in der n\u00e4chsten steht das Schiff in Flammen und schraubt sich in Richtung Virgil I. hinunter.\nAuch dieser Sektor war seit langem ruhig. Dann schlugen sie uns aus dem Nichts, hart, und das Schlimmste, was passieren kann. Ehrlich gesagt, als die Vanduul-K\u00e4mpfer auftauchten und der Mont unterging, musste ich mir einen Moment Zeit nehmen, um mich zu fragen, ob ich in einem Simpod war oder nicht. Nichts f\u00fchlte sich real an.\nAber du warst nicht in einem Simpod, oder?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Nein, definitiv nicht. Ich war in einem Argo MPUV.\n[ Keucht]\n\nDas ideale Schiff, um mit der Vanduul auf Zehenspitzen zu gehen, oder?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Nun, es hat keine einzige Waffe, aber es hat etwas anderes zu bieten - eine Tonne Frachtraum. Ich wusste, dass ich ein Rauferei nie \u00fcberleben w\u00fcrde, aber ich k\u00f6nnte die Leute in Sicherheit bringen. Also, in dem Moment, als ich die Mont break atmo \u00fcber Virgil I sah, beschloss ich, ihr zu folgen.\nIch hatte eine verdammt gute Zeit, sie zu finden, besonders da die Kommunikation des Schiffes unterbrochen war.\nSoweit ich geh\u00f6rt habe, hat Virgil I's Atmo diese Suche nicht einfacher gemacht. Nicht mit dieser wirbelnden giftigen Asche, die alle Sichtverh\u00e4ltnisse zerst\u00f6rt.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Das ist sicher, aber es hat mir wahrscheinlich auch das Leben gerettet.\nDieses Interview wird dir von \"giftiger Asche\" gebracht, ernsthaft, es k\u00f6nnte dein Leben retten.\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nAlso, du findest die Montgomery irgendwo in diesem verr\u00fcckten Aschensturm, und was dann?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Lieutenant Yu war zu diesem Zeitpunkt auf dem Holzweg. In Anbetracht des Zustands der Corvette hat sie einen unglaublichen Job bei der Kontrolle des Unfalls geleistet, so dass er an einem perfekten Ort landete. Der Duul fand den Unfall ziemlich bald nach meiner Ankunft. Sie fingen an, den Mont zu \u00fcberqueren, um uns zu besch\u00e4ftigen, w\u00e4hrend sie Dropships um uns herum landeten.\nEs war.... Ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie ich es beschreiben soll. Ich meine, es war ein absolutes Chaos. Niemand konnte wirklich etwas sehen, au\u00dfer ihren Sch\u00fcssen, die wie Lichtschlieren durch die Asche zogen.... und du wusstest, dass die \"Duul\" jede Sekunde n\u00e4her kamen. Du wusstest nur nicht, von wo.\nIrgendwie versammelte sich die Mont's Crew und richtete einen Umkreis ein. Einer der Gesch\u00fctzt\u00fcrme hatte den Absturz \u00fcberlebt, so dass sie damit ihr Bestes gaben. Das gab mir genug Deckung, um zu landen. Wenn ich jetzt zur\u00fcckdenke, erinnere ich mich eigentlich nicht an viel davon. Mit all dem Adrenalin und allem, mein Gehirn ist irgendwie auf Autopilot gegangen. Alles, was ich tat, war mehr Instinkt als alles andere.\nUnd was hat dieser Instinkt, der dich dazu gebracht hat, zu tun?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Ich, \u00e4hm, habe die Argo so schnell wie m\u00f6glich entladen und angefangen, die Mont's Crew aufzuladen, die zuerst verletzt wurde. Ich bin das erste Mal abgehauen, ohne auch nur die Scans zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen. Ich hob sie einfach vom Boden ab, w\u00e4hlte eine Richtung und kam da raus.\nUnd wie oft hast du das gemacht?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Es brauchte noch drei weitere Reisen, um alle zu holen.\n[ Lauter, anhaltender Applaus]\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Danke, aber in Wirklichkeit waren es der Aschesturm und die unglaublichen Menschen auf dem Boden, die die Vanduul zur\u00fcckhielten, die es mir erm\u00f6glichten, so viele von der Crew da rauszuholen.\nDas ist einfach unglaublich. Wo hast du \u00fcberhaupt die Leute hingebracht, die du gerettet hast? Ein anderer Teil des Planeten?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Nein, Sie wollen nicht wirklich in dieser giftigen Atmosph\u00e4re herumh\u00e4ngen, wenn Sie es verhindern k\u00f6nnen. Gl\u00fccklicherweise hatte der Onager den anf\u00e4nglichen Ansturm \u00fcberlebt und hielt sich gut. Nachdem ich sie begangen hatte, schoben sie sich durch den Vanduul-Schwarm und postierten sich direkt vor der Atmo \u00fcber uns auf und machten einen Weg frei, damit ich einen Abstieg machen konnte.\nDanach ging ich f\u00fcr den Rest der \u00dcberlebenden zur\u00fcck, w\u00e4hrend sie ihre Position hielten. Ich meine, ich bin dankbar, hier zu sein, aber all jene, die sich durchgesetzt haben, w\u00e4hrend ich zwischen den beiden hin und her ging, sind die wahren Helden. Zumal der Argo f\u00fcr viele Dinge bekannt ist, aber Geschwindigkeit geh\u00f6rt definitiv nicht dazu.\nIch kann mir nicht einmal vorstellen, wie das gewesen sein muss. Ich muss mich immer wieder daran erinnern, dass es eine wahre Geschichte ist. Es klingt wie etwas aus einem Film. Was, wenn sie am Ende einen Film daraus machen, ich den perfekten Schauspieler kenne, der dich spielt, sobald er wieder aus der Reha kommt.\n\n[ Lachen]\n\nAlso, was kommt als n\u00e4chstes f\u00fcr Sie, Lieutenant?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Nun, ich habe noch ein paar mehr davon zu erledigen.\nIch glaube, wir hatten das Gl\u00fcck, dich zuerst zu schnappen, oder?\n\nLeutnant Davante Lee: Ja, der Erste. Ist das so offensichtlich?\nIm Ernst, ihr habt einen tollen Job gemacht, nicht wahr, Leute?\n\n[ Lebhafter Applaus]\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Danke. Ich sch\u00e4tze die Unterst\u00fctzung wirklich, wirklich, wirklich, aber es sind die M\u00e4nner und Frauen, die derzeit an der Vanduul-Front dienen, die die wahren Helden sind. Es ist wichtig, dass die Menschen des Imperiums daran denken, die Sache zu unterst\u00fctzen, wo immer sie k\u00f6nnen.\nBist du sicher, dass du noch nie so etwas gemacht hast?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Positiv.\nNun, ich habe das Gef\u00fchl, dass es in deiner Zukunft noch viel mehr geben wird. Wir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Pause einlegen. Kannst du noch ein wenig l\u00e4nger hier bleiben?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Ich glaube schon, ja.\nNun, mach deinen Zeitplan klar, denn ich habe noch eine Milliarde Fragen an dich. Au\u00dferdem w\u00fcrden wir uns freuen, wenn du eine Runde unseres Spiels'Spin Cycle' spielen w\u00fcrdest. Bist du bereit daf\u00fcr?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Sicher, machen wir es.\nDas und mehr, wenn Something Every Tuesday nach der Pause zur\u00fcckkehrt.","zh_CN":"[ Music ]\n\nAnnouncer: Good evening, everybody. Get ready for your week to peak because it\u2019s time for Something Every Tuesday with your host, Esen Landari!\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nThank you! Thank you. Hey, everyone, so glad you could join us. We\u2019ve got such an incredible show for you tonight, you\u2019re not gonna want to miss a moment of it. And while we\u2019re talking about missing out, you hear about this poor guy in Lyre? Did you hear about this?\n\n[ Scattered Laughter ]\n\nWell, last week a Caterpillar crew landed in Lyre for a little R&R and one of the crew members went to the bathroom on the ship and got locked inside. No big deal, right? Well, turns out this guy wasn\u2019t wearing his mobi, so, yeah, all he could do was bang on the door. I guess they make the doors pretty solid because no one heard him. Poor guy spent the entire weekend locked in that cramped bathroom. How crazy is that? I mean, at least he had somewhere to sit, right?\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nHis crewmates only realized what had happened when they got back to the ship and needed what everyone does after vacationing in Lyre; to use the bathroom and take a cold shower.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nIn the crew\u2019s defense, they thought the guy had ditched them to party on his own. How hard does this guy party if no one was concerned that he vanished the second they landed? There\u2019s really only one word to describe someone known to hit it that hard \u2014 \u2018Cassian.\u2019\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSpeaking of Ellroy Cass, everyone\u2019s favorite celebrity shipwreck is in rehab again. Talk about contender for least surprising headline of the year. He\u2019s reportedly battling an addiction to Flow. Sources claim that prior to rehab Cass hadn\u2019t slept in days and was obsessed with landscaping his backyard so it \u201cfelt like the beach.\u201d Which is a nice idea, right? Except that his mansion is in the forest. That\u2019s some pure, uncut Cass, right there.\n\nSome of you might recall that Maurice Vano, the man who tried to kill Imperator Costigan, was also addicted to Flow. Supposedly, when Cass\u2019s friends found out he was using the new drug, they began to worry he might be driven to do something similar. Though in Cass\u2019s case, the only thing he was looking to assassinate was his own career.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nIt\u2019s great that he\u2019s trying to get help, though. Seriously. Addiction is tough no matter who you are. Of course it\u2019s a little less tough when your rehab center looks like this. Here are some pictures we found of the Tresman Gardens Rehabilitation Center.\n\n[ Hoots and Hollers ]\n\nNice, right? Those sexy, muscled people wearing the skimpy swimsuits? Those are the certified hydromassage healers. Quick show of hands, how many of you are thinking about getting addicted to something now?\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nLike I said earlier, you do not want to go anywhere. We\u2019ve got a very, very special show tonight because our first guest is the very definition of a hero. His courageous actions saved the lives of 21 fellow Navy crew members on Virgil I. Here to tell us his absolutely incredible story is Lt. Davante Lee.\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nGet comfortable and stay awhile. You deserve it.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thanks. Yeah, wow, it\u2019s kinda overwhelming to be here right now.\nThe studio lights are bright, aren\u2019t they?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: \u2018Blinding\u2019 is more like it. Feels like I\u2019m in a staring contest with a Bengal.\n[ Laughter ]\n\nFirst off, I just want to say on behalf of everyone here and watching on spectrum, thank you for your service.\n\n[ Applause ]\n\nYour story is absolutely incredible. There\u2019s really no other way to describe it. So let\u2019s set the stage: your fleet came under attack in the Virgil System, right? Near Virgil I.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: As part of the rearguard, yeah.\nAnd where were you when the ambush happened?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Ah, ferrying supplies to the Montgomery. One second this big, beautiful Polaris is sitting before me and the next the ship\u2019s in flames and spiralling down toward Virgil I.\nThat sector had been quiet for ages, too. Then outta nowhere, they hit us, hard, and the worse thing possible happens. Honestly, when the Vanduul fighters showed up and the Mont went down, I had to take a moment to ask myself if I was in a simpod or not. Nothing felt real.\nBut you weren\u2019t in a simpod, were you?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: No, definitely not. I was in an Argo MPUV.\n[ Gasps ]\n\nThe ideal ship for going toe-to-toe with the Vanduul, right?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Well, it doesn\u2019t have a single weapon, but it does have something else going for it \u2014 a ton of cargo room. I knew I\u2019d never survive a tussle, but I could shuttle folks to safety. So, the second I saw the Mont break atmo above Virgil I, I decided to follow it.\nI had a hell of a time finding them, especially since the ship\u2019s comms were down.\nFrom what I heard Virgil I\u2019s atmo didn\u2019t make that search any easier. Not with that swirling poisonous ash killing all visibility.\n\nLt. Davante Lee: That\u2019s for sure, but it also probably saved my life.\nThis interview is brought to you by \u2018poisonous ash,\u2019 seriously, it could save your life.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSo, you locate the Montgomery somewhere in this crazy ash storm, and then what?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Lieutenant Yu was on the sticks at the time. Considering the state of the corvette, she did an incredible job controlling the crash, so it landed in a perfect spot. The \u2019duul found the crash pretty soon after I showed up. They started strafing the Mont to keep us occupied while landing dropships all around us.\nIt was \u2026 I\u2019m not sure how to describe it. I mean, it was absolute chaos. No one could really see anything, except for their shots zipping through the ash like blurs of light \u2026 and you knew the \u2019duul were getting closer every second. You just didn\u2019t know from where.\nSomehow, the Mont\u2019s crew all rallied together and established a perimeter. One of the turrets had survived the crash, so they were doing the best they could with that. Gave me enough cover to touch down. Thinking back now, I actually don\u2019t remember a lot of it. With all the adrenaline and everything, my brain just sorta went on autopilot. Everything I did was more instinct than anything else.\nAnd what did that instinct having you doing?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: I, ummm, unloaded the Argo as fast as possible and started loading up the Mont\u2019s crew, injured ones first. I took off that first time without even checking the scans. I just lifted her off the ground, picked a direction and got the hell outta there.\nAnd how many times did you do that?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: It took three more trips to get everyone.\n[ Loud, Sustained Applause ]\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thank you, but really it was the ash storm and the incredible people on the ground holding back the Vanduul that let me get so many of the crew out of there.\nThat\u2019s just incredible. Where\u2019d you even take the people you rescued? Another part of the planet?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Nah, you don\u2019t really want to hang out in that poisonous atmo if you can help it. Thankfully, the Onager had survived the initial onslaught and was holding its own. After I commed them, they pushed through the Vanduul swarm and posted up just outside of atmo above us and cleared a path so I could make a drop off.\nAfter that, I went back for the rest of the survivors while they held their position. I mean, I\u2019m thankful to be here, but all those who stood their ground while I went back and forth between the two are the real heroes. Particularly since the Argo is know for lots of things, but speed is definitely not one of them.\nI can\u2019t even imagine what that must have been like. I have to keep reminding myself that it\u2019s a true story. It sounds like something straight out of a movie. Which, if they do end up making a movie out of this, I know the perfect actor to play you as soon as he is back out of rehab.\n\n[ Laughter ]\n\nSo, what\u2019s next for you, Lieutenant?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Well, I\u2019ve got a few more of these to do.\nI believe we were lucky enough to grab you first, right?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Yup, first one. It is that obvious?\nSeriously, you\u2019ve done a great job, hasn\u2019t he, folks?\n\n[ Loud Applause ]\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Thanks. I really, truly appreciate the support, but it\u2019s the men and women currently serving on the Vanduul front that are the true heroes. It\u2019s important that the people of the Empire remember to support the cause any way they can.\nYou sure you haven\u2019t done one of these before?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Positive.\nWell, I\u2019ve got a feeling there\u2019ll be plenty more in your future. We need to take a quick break. Can you stick around for a bit longer?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: I think so, yeah.\nWell, clear your schedule, \u2019cause I\u2019ve got like a bazillion more questions for you. Plus, we\u2019d love for you to play a round of our game \u2018Spin Cycle.\u2019 You up for it?\n\nLt. Davante Lee: Sure, let\u2019s do it.\nThat and more when Something Every Tuesday returns after the break."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":55,"created_at":"2017-09-06T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-28 03:57:24","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":16108,"next_id":16110}}