Part of A Lantern in the Void
Forced Laughter in Trying Times is an intelligent ship given to Zoya by Caduceus, when they set out on their journey through the Outlands. Like most Caduceus ships, especially those given to new recruits, it is a repurposed, armed courier vessel that has seen
better days.It was important for Caduceus ships to be really identifiable, though, so they all got the same paint job: bright orange with a blue swirl of a spiral galaxy—the universal symbol for healthcare.