Alistair had no questions right there in the shuttle hanger because he'd already planned to discuss any concerns he had by speaking with the admiral in private.  Which meant on the way to the Flag Bridge.   It was necessary that they present a unified front and therefore they HAD to be on the same page.<br/><br/>He waited until the Admiral finished his briefing before surrendering his attention to the Second Officer who'd just presented herself for orders.  "Get us underway, Captain.  You're still OOD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_the_day)."  He echoed his superior's order, glancing approvingly at the other members of the command staff.  "I'll be on the Flag Bridge with the Admiral."<br/><br/>With a flash of a salute, he turned and walked quickly until he'd caught up with his superior.  Fortunately, he caught up with the other before they'd exited the ship's hanger, which made things much easier (of course).   "I've been running drills with all stations for the past several hours," he informed the other as they entered the stairwell.   "CIC came up a little short on the last evaluation so I've also placed them on running complete tracking plots on everything within range.  I'd really rather not shoot the wrong vessel because someone was too lazy to double check a reading."<br/><br/>And so forth he went for the next several minutes, bringing his superior up to speed on everything, including the loading of additional supplies necessary for their latest mission.  When they finally had the passage to themselves, he quietly spoke to the other.  "What do you think about it, Skip?"