Patric's visit (part 1)

"Is everyone ready?" Alice asked, sitting in the usual place she would take as Daniel's personal secretary. 

Not a single voice replied to her question. Instead, a set of small boxes on the screen of her tablet turned green. 

A small smile appeared on the girl's lips, a smile she quickly wiped off her lips. 

"Daniel," Alice then said, raising her voice just a bit to make it reach her boss a bit further down the secondary bridge. 

"Yes, Alice?" Daniel asked, standing in his usual spot even though, save for the two of them, there was no one else on the deck for him to command. 

"Everyone's ready," Alice announced while putting her pad down on a modern-looking desk that she sat behind. 

"Then you may green light his descent," Daniel said, refusing to move his head even an inch.