"Oh hell no, you do not get out of it that easily," Trudy said. "I need you in the squadron and I'm not letting you go. I just need to know the specifics so that I know how to handle you if this happens again. Since you're saying it'll only happen in the case that your powers get switched off, I'm instating a standing Ensign Splicer policy. If something dampens the ship again I'm sending a security detail to immediately apprehend and detain you until it's over."

He probably wouldn't like that much, but it was necessary if she was going to keep him in her military. She offered him a taught smile. "Half the people in Command have done something at some point that would have gotten them discharged from any other military, myself included. I'm not going to kick you out because SHODAN was messing around with your head."