"It's a warning. If you want to be in command of a ship someday, you aren't going to be able to do this. You're going to be responsible for a crew."

And that was going to be the end of the lecture portion of the evening from Pike. It wasn't going to get him anywhere.

"And if you want to talk, we talk. If you want someone to listen, I'll listen. If you want a few more beers, I'll buy."