You are a young man yet, Lieutenant. Perhaps if you see a promotion or two more you will be permitted to pursue both careers in tandem. There is much of acting in an officer's role.
[His uncharacteristically jovial spirit is exemplary of this. Might he be acting even now? Or is his accustomed severity the product of a long-extended performance?]
I have apologize for the tenses in the previous post. I didn't know what I will be thinking.
[The admiral agrees:]
You are a young man yet, Lieutenant. Perhaps if you see a promotion or two more you will be permitted to pursue both careers in tandem. There is much of acting in an officer's role.
[His uncharacteristically jovial spirit is exemplary of this. Might he be acting even now? Or is his accustomed severity the product of a long-extended performance?]