[ Hawke is virtually always performing for a satisfied audience of one, so although he does want to keep this job and therefore certainly isn't ignoring Kate's scrutiny, his expectations for himself are ...probably higher. Possibly.
Either way he's efficient in the technical aspects; things like exit protocols are items he can and has memorized. Yes or no is easy to get right, but that's all aptitude he could demonstrate on a written exam. Actually accounting for the endless variables that start to crop up dealing with even obstacles as rigid as machines takes a different kind of concentration. He's clearly still got some work ahead of him as far as training goes; he's right-handed and it shows in the direction that pulls the ...pretend ship in the swoop that guides them free of both Sentinels, although not as cleanly as he'd like
This breaks a very colorful stream of profanity out of one side of his mouth, but otherwise he shakes it off and readjusts that hand, pulling it into a loose fist before settling back into the controls. ]
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Either way he's efficient in the technical aspects; things like exit protocols are items he can and has memorized. Yes or no is easy to get right, but that's all aptitude he could demonstrate on a written exam. Actually accounting for the endless variables that start to crop up dealing with even obstacles as rigid as machines takes a different kind of concentration. He's clearly still got some work ahead of him as far as training goes; he's right-handed and it shows in the direction that pulls the ...pretend ship in the swoop that guides them free of both Sentinels, although not as cleanly as he'd like
This breaks a very colorful stream of profanity out of one side of his mouth, but otherwise he shakes it off and readjusts that hand, pulling it into a loose fist before settling back into the controls. ]