Ves knew that this was not the time for him to indulge in his latest innovation spree, but he couldn't help it. If he did not act on his current bout of inspiration, he doubted he would be able to transform a daydream into a practical application in record time.
Besides, it was not as if his presence was necessary in the next few days.
He was not responsible for the planning related to the upcoming campaign. Saint Commander Casella Ingvar-Larkinson took charge of this effort. She allocated a whole staff department or two towards information gathering and analysis. They probably knew a hundred times more details about the enemies up ahead.
As for his highly anticipated meeting with the Terran developers and test pilots related to the Arboreal Project, they had already been waiting for this for months. It shouldn't matter too much if they waited a couple of days more.
