_{[ He nodded at that as he chewed on his bar, frowning down at his free hand and twitching his fingers. ]}

Focus huh? I'll remember that. I'm so used to multi-tasking lately.

_{[ Being Captain demanded his attention on a lot of things at once. It was rare he got to slow down and focus entirely on one task for any extended length of time. Well, no time like the present to get back into the single focus again, right? Maybe it was like a chess game - just focusing on that rather than who was doing what, what was on the screen, orders, data, everything. ]}

So, how long have you been here? Or, I guess, when were you first "invited" here?

_{[ He didn't quite use air quotes, but they are heavily implied. ]}