[ and the captain is more than happy to fall into the role of commanding officer. ]

Oh, I don't think it is, either, [ she says, grabbing handfuls of frustratingly cumbersome skirts and motioning with a jerk of her head for b'elanna to walk with her. ] If you ask me, this place is almost sentient in nature. Alive and very aware of what it's doing and who it's doing it to.