► Assert your authority [security officer]

"No." You said calmly but firmly.

"What?"

"I said no."

Back when you were in the military, you had a drill sergeant named Caleb Johnson, though he had instead everybody call him Mr. Johnson rather than by his rank. Like everybody else, you had expected him to be the angry, screaming, all "show me your war face" type of guy. You had been surprised to instead find a calm but firm man who commanded the respect of all his recruits without effort.

Mr. Johnson had taught you that the best way to get people to respect you was to earn it. Shouting and brandishing rank could only get a man so for, if you wanted to go further you had to be firm but gentle. "Be the glacier." He had told you. "A slow, calm but unstoppable **** of nature that can whittle down mountains. Make them understand that no matter how much they push back, and they will, that the outcome will not be different."

"We will not leave the craft until I say so..." You pressed, stepping forward and forcing Jessie a few steps back in return. "You will stay to help us..." Her arms were now slack by her side as you pushed her back once again. "And you will not argue about it any further. Am I being understood?"

She opened her mouth to protest, but one look at her managed to shut her up.

"Yeah, whatever it's fine..." She said, once again crossing her arms and looking to the side to avoid your gaze.

"It's 'yes sir'."

Okay, now you were just pushing it.

Jessie snapped her feet together and stood up straight, he hand against her head in a mock military salute.

"SIR, YES SIR! CORPORAL, SIR!" She shouted before spinning around and striding towards the cockpit.

Now she was just mocking you. Normally you should have corrected that but you were pretty tired and you figured getting her to step down was good enough for now.

"Sorry about that." You said, giving a sorry smile to Emilie.

"It's alright... I'll just be in the cargo hold if you need me..."

With that, she left for the back of the ship, leaving you alone...