“Or, you can blow yourselves up. Seems like a drastic overreaction to having to give the undersecretary her radio privileges back.” The captain nodded and relaxed visibly. Whatever happened next, it wasn’t like he had any choice. And since he didn’t have any choice, he didn’t have any responsibility. “We were following orders. You’ll note that in the log when you take command.” “I’ll see that she knows.” The captain nodded again. “Then the ship is yours.”

