"Exactly." The facilities on a High Guard ship always tended to be more ... practical in nature. The Andromeda had a larger crew complement than the Enterprise, but that crew was military. Over 4,000 of them, the crew needed to run the ship, the specialists to carry out her missions, a lancer regiment and two fighter wings.
Soldiers, on a warship, even in a time of peace. And her facilities and crew were there to support her capabilities as a warship. An extremely powerful warship.
He nods in acknowledgement of her words about his crew complement, his gaze resting on her face for a curious moment at the understanding in her words.
"I'm not sure I'll ever be used to it. I have an excellent crew, but ... it's not the same."
He still misses every one of them. He'd prided himself on knowing them all, by name, at least.
"Someone has to do it," he agrees. "And that was us."
His smile is grimmer than it had been. He'd always preferred to be the shield over the sword. Protecting people. Helping them. Defending them. Holding the line against the darkness that was out there, beyond the Commonwealth's borders.
Sometimes, though, that protection means taking the fight to the enemy. Especially since the Fall, when there is no High Guard left but him and his ship.
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Soldiers, on a warship, even in a time of peace. And her facilities and crew were there to support her capabilities as a warship. An extremely powerful warship.
He nods in acknowledgement of her words about his crew complement, his gaze resting on her face for a curious moment at the understanding in her words.
"I'm not sure I'll ever be used to it. I have an excellent crew, but ... it's not the same."
He still misses every one of them. He'd prided himself on knowing them all, by name, at least.
"Someone has to do it," he agrees. "And that was us."
His smile is grimmer than it had been. He'd always preferred to be the shield over the sword. Protecting people. Helping them. Defending them. Holding the line against the darkness that was out there, beyond the Commonwealth's borders.
Sometimes, though, that protection means taking the fight to the enemy. Especially since the Fall, when there is no High Guard left but him and his ship.