"Stiff Upper Lip"

Starfleet armory officers undergo fairly rigorous training, and Malcolm had applied himself to that training with great energy. Some of it he never talked about, such as learning how to survive torture and interrogation.

Malcolm suspected his teachers had no clue how that training would be applied once he was in the field.

As he eyed his adversary, he wondered just how much he would be forced to reveal in order to escape. Perhaps he might be able to make a run through that door...

"So, Malcolm," Captain Archer said as he sipped his orange juice, "how are things going?"