The Chief science officer nodded his head in acknowledgment that Lt. McGalleon was correct in the science officers identity.  Lugus was quite impressed as he listened to Duncan speak about the situation room that would be assigned specifically for himself along with the very exclusive Science Department.  Lugus also found the fact that the Gatekeeper had been installed on the USS McNair very fascinating indeed.  To say the very least the Gatekeeper had been a project of such vast proportions, there had been many within the scientific community who had held little hope of ever seeing any satisfying results.<br/><br/>"If I may, I believe Lt. Commander Osiel is quite correct in his thinking.  Our purpose would be far better served in familiarizing ourselves with the Gatekeeper system before we begin to worry about other systems that could quite possibly defeat the purpose of the Gatekeeper itself.  As Lt. McGalleon has pointed out the shielding that would be necessary for the Gatekeeper to operate properly would be quite sufficient in protecting us from the use of every known weapon that could be brought to use against us.  If not the McNair will certainly have the speed and maneuverability needed to escape anything we are not able to find a way to defend ourselves against."