[Yeah, more than a little, but that's not really important right now. Steve can tell the guy seems distracted, but there could be a hundred or more reasons for that. He wants to ask if there's anything he can do, but he figures he should at least answer the question first. That is something he can do, at least.]

As far as I know, he does, yeah. I haven't graduated anyone - I've only been here a couple of months - but I've seen people leave, go home, and I believe he really does give us what we ask for. Even if I don't know how, exactly.

[He kind of smiles, though, as if to say, Then again, you've been up on deck. There's a lot he can do that we don't understand.] The Admiral's... well, he's not a bad guy. Maybe not a great one, but I've asked him for help in the past. And I've gotten it.