“Your turn on bridge now Joe, I’m grabbing some kip.” Lieutenant Commander Joe Mawlor nodded slightly as the Captain left the bridge, this was when his role as Executive Officer came to its prime for him, commanding the men and women which he had served with for years. Joe settled into the chair usually sat in by the Captain, when he was on the bridge at least for now, he was in command “Settling into bed, Meanie?” “Yes, so why don’t you let me finish this and sleep. As well as dropping that bloody ‘Meanie’ business, it wasn’t funny when you started it and it isn’t funny now.” “Okay, Johnie.” 35…