Christmas on the Argentian

Christmas on the Argentian
(Christmas day on the Argentian Space Shuttle, orbiting one of Jupiter's moons. It is set well into the future, in the year 3068, and there is such a thing as hyperspace. The crew consists of 3 inmates and a grease monkey; Taryn, Zeke, Charlie and Davina. They have all secretly agreed in their time aboard the Argentian that their titles are useless, and only Zeke is arrogant enough to hold his title of leader of the 'expedition' over the others, and frequently threatens to make calls to HQ if they don't obey him. Taryn is an OCD lieutenant second-in-command and very matter-of-fact and sarcastic to the extreme. She secretly loves baking, a fact she has found hard to keep hidden in the months she and the crew have spent together. Charlie is a statistic-loving soldier trained in close combat and strategy. He has a fantastic memory and is quite deductive. He's the brains behind the strange and new inventions around the shuttle. Davina, the grease-monkey, is lazy and indulgent and loves reading. She flunks on purpose because she doesn't want to be bothered, and considers herself worthy of something more than her current job, and blames everyone else for where she is in life. However, she is quite good at blackmail, and sneaks around learning about everyone's secrets. She talks a lot with Charlie, especially when the latter is as drunk as a skunk. The crew is shoddily chosen, soon found as the personalities collide, but each person has found a way to live with the others and to limit interaction of the violent sort, until Christmas day arrives.)
1.  [In the main control room of the shuttle. Taryn is staring at a screen and playing with a pen, doodling on a piece of paper blankly. She taps something on the screen every so often, sighing then and again, and stretching. Eventually, Zeke walks in and sits down next to her, glancing at her and then quickly looking away, as if he is suppressing urgent news.]
TARYN: Zeke, you look like you're going to pass a hedgehog. What are you trying to not tell me?
ZEKE: Nothing! Aren't you excited?
TARYN: For what?
ZEKE: Don't you ever pay attention?
TARYN: Excuse me, Mr. I-Love-To-Listen?
ZEKE: If you don't know, I'm not talking to you until you realise.
TARYN: You know that's impossible. You just can't help yourself. [ZEKE says nothing and makes a big show of it] Oh come on! [Davina enters] Davina? What is it? It's strange to see you in here – is there something you need help with?
DAVINA: Oh, nothing. Never mind me. Just – [holds up a metal object] – oiling! Busy, busy, busy!
TARYN: [Looks at her suspiciously, then swivels back to face the screen. ZEKE lets loose a giggle.] Zeke! You're the Captain! Show some maturity! [DAVINA laughs too.] What's going on with you two? [CHARLIE walks in.] Charlie? Tell me what I'm missing here. [He raises his eyebrows and quickly leaves the room again, not saying a word.] If you're not going to tell me, you can at least stop giggling, I have some serious data-compiling to do. Have you sent your logs in for yesterday, yet? They need to be done. [She studies her computer screen for a while, and ZEKE looks over her shoulder. She turns around suddenly] Zeke! You're a whole month behind! Why have you not submitted any logs?
ZEKE: I was taking a holiday from all that work. [Looks at DAVINA] Get it? Holiday? [They snigger.]
TARYN: Zeke!
ZEKE: Don't yell at your captain!
DAVINA: It's not like he's the one at fault. [TARYN glares at her and she shrinks back.] Holiday! Hol-i-day! Come on, Taryn! It's not that tricky!
TARYN: You seriously think I don't know it's Christmas? [They groan dramatically.] We've been living in an incredibly confined space for what is it – 4 months – and you somehow think I'm stupid? If anyone's stupid – [CHARLIE walks back in again.] – It's him!
CHARLIE: Hey. Uncalled for.
TARYN: And so the freak speaks. Hallelujah! How many words have I heard out of you now? 14, all up?
CHARLIE: I love you too. [Picks up a random object by her hand and leaves again.]
TARYN: Hey, I need that!
ZEKE: No you didn't.
TARYN: Shut up, Captain.
ZEKE: ...Aaaand you know it.
DAVINA: You're a horrible person to play a trick on, Taryn. Why can't you just –
TARYN: Davina, you're not working efficiently enough.
DAVINA: And how would you know that?
TARYN: Your mouth is moving and sounds are coming out. You've barely done anything since you were deployed to our station.
ZEKE: Yeah, didn't you used to work for the RedCorps?
DAVINA: Yep. Can't imagine why they demoted me.
TARYN: I can think of a few reasons.