You don’t need to know much about the characters, or the series itself, to appreciate this little filler episode (embedding the video is disabled, hence the direct link), showcasing the evolving psychology of boredom. I don’t even mind the “dopey, good-natured male vs exasperated, dutiful female vs mischievous kid” trope.
One thing to know: Vincent is not quite human, but a Jekyl-Hyde type of character. Pino, the little girl, is a high-functioning android. The woman, Re-L, is the only actual human of the trio, and as an astute Youtube commenter pointed out, she’s the one acting the least human—at least, up until the end.
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I finally got around to logging in to YouTube so I could watch it; it’s blocked otherwise. Obviously this kind of stuff isn’t my forte because the whole thing was nearly incomprehensible aside from the very little bit you describe. Without knowing the rest of the story, I’d say Re-L is a very unpleasant gal.
I guess it pays to explain a bit more. Their ship runs on wind–the earth got royally messed up, so the weather was nearly constantly windy–but it wasn’t like that for a bit, so they were pretty much stuck. It was mentioned in the episode in passing, I think, so you may have missed it. I just thought it was an interesting episode, given her personality and how she dealt with going a bit crazy.