How to tell you're in a soft science fiction novel: Something has gone terribly wrong with the earth’s orbit, but modern gender roles are still pretty much intact.
I legitimately love it when the ship's doctor has a drinking problem and/or is a crotchety asshole who hates his own life but is excessively worried about the health of the crew/captain
Also yes the robot crew member should jerk it, and everybody should feel weird about it
https://the-toast.net/2015/01/28/tell-soft-science-fiction-novel/
I wonder how old that trope is. Could it go back all the way to the beginning of the the Age of Sail (~1500)?
We've all been there.
I legitimately love it when the ship's doctor has a drinking problem and/or is a crotchety asshole who hates his own life but is excessively worried about the health of the crew/captain
Also yes the robot crew member should jerk it, and everybody should feel weird about it