In a lot of ways, having a full complement of repair drones onboard is the same as having a crew of bees. They can be rowdy and at odds with you, insistent on satisfying your and their needs before allowing indulgence in activities that will cause further wear and tear. They are indisputably helpful, but damn can they be annoying. I'm just lucky they don't try to drag me into hive politics. A friend's told me about how they had to spin up armed drones to prevent interspecies raiding....
