[ Her silence, he thinks at first, must indicate he's asked too much. Willing to let it pass, he waits, watching the navigation system come online and calibrate. Listening to the hum of engines, so familiar and yet so different from what he's used to.

When Kel speaks up, he pauses, glancing at her, brows furrowing slightly. ]

That's idiotic. [ Normally, he'd be more careful how he phrases things, but he's not one to hold back when speaking certain truths. What Kel has revealed is absolute crock and he's disgusted by the sheer inefficiency of such thinking. ]

The Captain of my entire regiment of Stormtroopers is a woman. I'd be insulted on her behalf if someone told me she wasn't fit to lead because of her gender. [ And because he is surprisingly heated about this subject: ] Moreover, I'd likely eject them from the ranks.

[ Phasma is irreplaceable. Other officers? Not so much. ]