[@Sophrus] I wasn't going to say anything, because I had been hoping things were picking up speed, but it's not quite as easy as 'Oh, these guys? Guard. Don't worry about it.'

If any of the soldiers on the bridge, or even on the way to the bridge, know any of the convicts and see they're not locked up, we're hosed. If anyone notices that all those men aren't wearing uniforms, but instead are wearing prisoner outfits under carapace armor (if we can even find enough) we're hosed. If anyone notices that, strangely, they're All carrying special weapons (because guard keep their lasguns on them, so the supply in the armory is probably going to be limited) and asks questions, we're hosed. Why? Because anything that alerts the the soldiers on the bridge that things are screwy could cause them to raise the alarm, which will bring down a LOT of guard on us. Vespin's influence only goes so far.

However, all that said, Vespin and Oskar have both made their cases, so it's up to the space marines to decide how they respond.