He opens up the file with a deep preparatory breath, then remembers one other thing.

"If there's anything you want to say more about, or you think the Admiral didn't cover things fairly, or anything, tell me and we can stop and talk about it. And-- I know you said you wanted to do it all at once, but it's okay if we start and that changes. If it's not true any more, we can stop."

He tentatively reaches out, doesn't touch her, but puts his fingertips very close to her hand. A friendly presence on offer.

"It's your file. We'll read it how you want to."