The part he liked best about his plan was the fact, that to an outside observer, the Everest's course would seem random.  Only one with the list of coordinates would be able to predict it's flight plan, and he made a note to give each team of navigators his personal recommendation for an efficient but still difficult to predict course as they began each set of calculations.<br/><br/>Of course, Jason realized suddenly, that knowledge of the prepared coordinates would give any enemies a large advantage, and immediately began planning increased, if subtle, security protocols for the creation and delivery of the coordinate sets.  This was a job that Sister Erica would be eminently suited for, and he tasked her with the security of his plan.<br/><br/>The best possible outcome, of course, besides the increased safety and speed with which the small fleet could scout the nebula, would be if one of the scout ships did happen to run into trouble while the nebula was preventing a sensor lock between them and the Everest.  Jason pictured the moment in relish, envisioning the Alexander, perhaps, rushing out of a thick arm of interstellar gas, persued closely by a pirate destroyer, which would suddenly go from predator to prey as it rushed headlong into the gun sights of the Everest...<br/><br/>It was a nice image.  Jason crossed his fingers and hoped his plan would work.