>>6120028A group commander strikes you as an unusual choice for a greeting - you had anticipated someone from COMPACFLEET’s office, perhaps, or maybe someone from 3rd Fleet command - but you realise you have no idea what the protocols for this kind of meeting are. Certainly Wells here seems accustomed enough to the notion of talking to an airplane like it’s a person. “Enterprise, CVN-65, the First, the Finest.”
“Welcome back, Enterprise” he says. “I only wish it were under better circumstances.”
>[1] “Speaking of, I’ve got some circumstances I would very much like some assistance getting out of.” (Press for support operations planning.) >[2] “What *are* those circumstances, anyhow? What the hell happened to the world?” (Ask for a proper lore dump.) 