Allenby might have noticed that Trudy was slowly wandering in the general direction of the transport tubes, although she didn't seem in any big hurry to get there. "I can't say," she said honestly. "I'm not involved in civilian affairs. I imagine Kennedy would have taken a similar tactic - tried to get you to quit, then have you arrested when you didn't. I don't know how much more forthcoming he would have been."

Maybe the Captain had thought Trudy already briefed her troops. Maybe she should have. In hindsight everything was clearer, though, so Trudy didn't trust after-the-fact evaluations very much.

"The only way they would have involved me was over the X-wing - which, by the way, I am still pissed off about. Those things don't grow on trees." They reached the transport tubes. Trudy stepped into one and said, "The Hangar!" A tentacle whisked her to the desired level.

Allenby would probably follow. She wanted her Gundam back, after all.