"Captain.....given where we intend to go and what could be waiting on the other side, I would strongly urge that we take the opportunity to deploy both systems."  Part of Intelligence gathering was situation analysis....something that Alyssa had spent a great deal of time doing in her life.  One didn't succeed in her previous career as she had without having a good mind for threat assessment. "Captain...we need to keep in mind that our limited experience with cross-dimensional travel hasn't been all that friendly.  Two cases in point....really our only experiences with exploration of this type....are the dimensions known as Fluidic Space, which is home to Species 8472, and the dimension known to the crew of Deep Space Nine and the original USS Enterprise as the Mirror Universe.  The denizens of which have both proven themselves hostile.  We need to be prepared for anything, Sir....and that means we bring all of our tools to the table."<br/><br/><br/><br/>