"No, no," Colin said. "Nothing like that. I was just going to offer to spring for dinner. Someplace nice. If other plans have already been made, though, we could always do it another time," he said.
"I can find out, sir. "
The uncomfortable give and take of a request from a commander that was not an order. Could the underling be certain it wasn't an order? The softer the request, the more likely. "I have a couple hours of work to do here," Colin told him. "Why don't you go on ahead and once you meet up with the remainder of the command crew, let me know who, if anyone, is available for dinner. But please, do not cancel any previous plans on my account. I suspect we will be serving together for some time to come, and dinner can always be done later."
"Are you sure, sir. It's not a bother..."
"No, off with you, Mr. Black. Enjoy the planet."
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