Makari was glad to see everyone seemed so into the discussion of the ship. He had a feeling most hadn't realized that any changes would take time though, and that Starfleet was unlikely to go and delay their missions so they could keep adding more and more to a ship already beyond its actual specifications. Still, it meant everyone was thinking, and trying to do their best. That was what a stellar crew was supposed to do right? Of course it was.<br/><br/>"Maybe we should take this for what it is, a new ship on it's shakedown cruise during a relatively stable moment in the Federation's history... the Romulan's are even sitting at the negotiating table with us for the first time since... well since a long time..." Makari spoke up as the conversation continued along the lines of what modifications the ship needed, and which it didn't. The captain had the final say of course. But it was good to back your views all the same. He was second officer, his opinion counted for something, he hoped anyway. "We have to see how the ship works before we weigh her down with too many new things. And I think running off ready for war is like taking a plasma grenade into a dark room. Yeah it will give you light, and protect you, but when it blows up, your gone too," Makari suggested, waving his hands outward in a mock explosion gesture.<br/><br/>That having been said, and demonstrated, Makari leaned back in his chair, a relaxed gesture for a formal meeting but then he liked relaxed more than formal, and waited to see what they would be told next. He had a feeling they would be finding out about a mission soon, no more debating modifications, some actual shake down cruise work to prove the ship was built right, could handle it's job. It would mean work, hard work, not exactly fun, but it would also prove that the changes the ship had were right, more than any discussions could for sure.<br/><br/>