Thing is we don't know how long she's been AWAKE. This could be at the end of a very long shift for her.raistlin34 wrote:I know the scene is mean to be cute, but Beryl allowing herself to fall asleep in front of her superior and her charge/ambassador?! That´s Star Trek level of incompetence, not to mention disrespect. Imagine the consequences in any real life Army for such behaviour.
Also I'm not certain that Beryl is actually beneath Tempo directly in the chain of command.
Agreed. But. On the other hand this is a long trip and Beryl will likely have time to sleep later, at the moment she should be awake and recording the conversation so it can be data-mined later.Razor One wrote:On a very long shuttle ride with not a whole lot to do. I don't have the foggiest about military protocol and discipline, but I figure that even the hardest of superiors will let the soldiers under their command to relax instead of forcing them to maintain perfect discipline for a very long trip and reserve the perfect behaviour for when it matters most.
Now there's an interesting idea. Tempo says "Go to sleep" then has an "off the record" conversation with Alex...JQBogus wrote:For all we know, Tempo may have dismissed Beryl via sanzai.
Non-judicial punishment, basically it's "You fucked up, but we're gonna make you clean the latrine for a month straight instead of convening a court-martial."NuclearIceCream wrote:NJP?