Add silence and puase to this text and also add mor intorspection: ‘For goodness sake why are you not in space McConnell, you’ve done your job let us do ours?’ Chairman Hawley said
‘Who said my work here is finished I will tell you when it is, not the other way round’ McConnell replied 
Chairman Hawley was stunned and realised that Fleet Captain McConnell had a point.
‘The economics McConnell of you being here how much per quarter do you think, Stanner has to absorb?’ 
‘I should imagine what it’s been for the last two hundred years, when a ship is laid up; that is to say 25.5%? ’ McConnell Said
‘How do you know that?’ Hawley asked
‘Sir, part of a captains job is to understand the V.A.P. of any situation in regards to their ship and how it’s operational (or not) statues relates to both current market, and projected outlay for that captains employer, Stanner’Tec in my case. You take ship class, in this case a CAG-Nomek 2032 that has a given hold space, you divide that by the layup time and the percentage is what it costs the company. Basic Economics. ’ McConnell said
‘That really is astonishing McConnell you should be doing my job’ Hawley said.
McConnell gave a quizzical look and said. 
‘Thankyou chairman but running a corporation would be incompatible with my deep love of space, also I don’t think instructor Chee would forgive me if I gave up what I worked so hard for ’
Hawley sighed and placed his hands on his desk. ‘I admire someone with strong principles and willing not to sacrifice them ’
‘Chairman for me it runs deeper. The acquisition of financial gain and martial wealth is not how I was raised. It is true that I am the daughter of the royal family of my people, but Mummy always raised us to think outside of that life. We were taught to live as if we might have nothing tomorrow, to only want enough to live well, but never squander it on things that are nice to have but unnersercy.’
‘That explains much I’ve noticed that you’ve only asked for one rise since you started here, half a precent in truth with your experience and seniority you could ask for, and be given many times what you are paid now. I would like to pay you more McConnell; I wouldn’t want you living in poverty? ’ Hawley said.
‘What would I spend it on? I suppose a little extra would make paying certain bills easier’ McConnell said quietly 
‘You value practically over fun don’t you? Amiable.’ Hawley said
‘I was born into a way of life that in truth is not something I have ever felt at ease with, I wish to live well with a few nice things but stay within reason not extravagance, the technologies available today allow for a degree of hedonism that makes me sick, thinking about. ’ McConnell said. 
‘Some centuries ago I feel you may have joined and monastic order, I don’t think you’ve touched you’re expense account, well maybe a few hundred credits here or there, but you insisted accounting garnished your wages to pay it back, something that is not expected, but commendable  ’ Hawley said.
Jade Stood up and walked to the window and looked down at the protesters outside. 
‘What are you thinking?’ Hawley inquired 
‘They will never know, will they?’ McConnell said
‘Come on McConnell it’s not like you to hedge’ Hawley responded
McConnell turned from the window at looked at chairman Hawley
‘The mathematics of it a straightforward enough, those people are protesting; railing if you will against the perception that nothing is being done; why poverty of information on their part. Now in truth or at least Stanner’tecs part thereof is concerned that is not true. Now under Section 33.2, Subsection 19, Paragraph 6(b) of the Data Security Act of 5275AD all data in relation to activates relating to CAG-118 will be deemed Classified for Thirty years’
‘I don’t see what that has to do with those protesters?’ Hawley said
‘Lack of information leads to the inability to make an informed, rational decision. Thus the perception that something is true, when in fact it is false leading to frustration and well as you see. ’
‘That’s an intrusting perspective McConnell it is true that the more information you have the better your process, but as you well understand sometimes the information you have is limited and or incomplete and you have to work with what you have, to the best of your abilities, in no way ideal but reality vs. expectation is a different beast?  ’ Hawley said.
‘Mr Chairman yes quiet right and you and I are in the same job you know?’
Hawley was intrigued by what Fleet Captain McConnell meant by this, sitting back in his chair said.
‘Go on?’
‘That is to say we are primarily in the job of managing and utilizing expectations and keep such within realistic boundaries’
Hawley whistles in response
‘I would wish for a thousand more like you McConnell, minus the wanting to put spares in people part, but no…there’s only one and this company would not be the same ’ 
‘Chairman Can we stick to finding the Prince’ McConnell said looking back at the scene outside