When Holly's alarm went off, Rimmer made a half-hearted motion to get out of bed, but it didn't take.

"Off," Lister said. "Lights."

The lights in the room came on, and Rimmer heard a thudding, slapping noise. He opened his eyes and saw that Lister was doing jerks. Rimmer squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, and then opened them again to make sure he was really seeing what he thought he was seeing.

"Lister, what are you doing?" Rimmer asked.

"My morning exercises," Lister said.

Rimmer sat up on his bunk, staring at Lister with some confusion. "You don't do morning exercises."

Lister didn't even slow his jerks. "Come on, Rimsy. Let's get in shape!"

Rimmer shrugged, getting to his feet. "All right." He began to do jerks beside Lister, marveling at the change in his roommate. "What's got into you this morning?"

"I've been thinking," Lister said. "I've been going about this the wrong way. I've got more than just me to think about, yeah?"

"Yes," Rimmer said.

Lister stopped doing jerks. "So I should start behaving like it."

Rimmer stopped too. He couldn't believe Lister was actually saying these words. "An actual sign of maturity." He paused. "Do you hear that creaking sound?"

Lister frowned, listening. Then he shook his head. "No."

"The water temperature in Hell just took an alarming dive," Rimmer said.

Lister inclined his head toward the door of the bunk room. "Come on. Let's have a jog."

Rimmer gestured for Lister to take the lead. "After you."

As Rimmer jogged behind Lister, he wondered if this might be a new chapter in Lister's life. Rimmer looked forward to seeing what other changes were to come.

Lister sat on Rimmer's bunk, reading his pop-up Kama Sutra.

Cat entered the room singing. "Ooh, yeah, here I come…that's right…oww!" He stopped when he saw Lister's book. "Hey, is that a shiny thing?"

"No," Lister said, not looking up. "This is a human book. You don't wanna see this."

Cat looked indignant. "Why not? I loaned you cat books."

Lister turned the page to position twenty-three. "Yeah, but…this is different."

Cat peered over Lister's shoulder, and his eyes widened. "I didn't know you monkeys could bend like that!"

Lister clapped the book shut, standing to stash it under his own pillow.

"Hey! I was reading that," Cat said.

"I'll get you your own copy," Lister said. He was sure someone else had it on board. Probably Petersen had a copy in his locker. Cat might as well have it now; Petersen wouldn't be coming back to claim it anytime soon.

Cat looked around, then spoke in a hushed voice. "How's the plan going?"

Lister shook his head. "Too soon to tell. I haven't entered phase 2 yet."

Cat looked interested. "What's phase 2?"

Lister smiled. "Hang around and watch."