Hawk gave her a grin. "It's quite alright, it's not the first time this uniform's seen some ward room action," he mused.<br/>Sam chuckled at tahlia's comment a second later. "I suppose it's a universal constant, right up there with death, taxes, and the speed of light that shit rolls downhill in any sufficiently-sized bureaucracy."<br/>The steward reappeared a few moments later with a tray with entrees on it, setting them down first for Sam, Tahlia and Mika. Steak-- or something close to it, with asparagus and something that looked like mashed potatoes. The herbal garnishes were at least real.<br/>"It's the best we could do on short notice, I'm sorry to say the only thing that's real here is the asparagus," Sam said with a mild grumble. One thing he really missed about the Navy-- the food was better then. But at least he still had his chef.