Yes, I think Greer respects that TJ didn't lie to him—and that she's not afraid of him (which might cause her to pussyfoot around the truth).
I figured it's an "open channel" in the sense that more than TJ could hear—any military personnel hearing that might be going, "Why is he telling the ranking officer he has left on the ship she'll be 'fine'? Is she afraid she won't be? Should I be afraid?" (Mostly, though, I like quoting Wrath of Khan, and there's a line I don't often have even a flimsy excuse to use!)
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Date: 2009-11-02 12:19 am (UTC)I figured it's an "open channel" in the sense that more than TJ could hear—any military personnel hearing that might be going, "Why is he telling the ranking officer he has left on the ship she'll be 'fine'? Is she afraid she won't be? Should I be afraid?" (Mostly, though, I like quoting Wrath of Khan, and there's a line I don't often have even a flimsy excuse to use!)