I don’t know why that line bugs me so much, but it always has. I get that she’s basically excusing herself (+1 for politeness), but red alert already implies all officers should report to their duty stations immediately. It should have been a given.
#NerdRage
Maybe she was just sundowning. She is super old after all.
You let my pretend girlfriend Diana Muldaur say whatever she wants.
Plus, you’re making fun of a blind lady, you monster.
Proof Crusher > Pulaski. Crusher was always exactly where she needed to be.
I just thought she had to go use the 3 seashells.
The boring answer is that just like “shields up”, it’s there to help the audience. Maybe they did a take where she just hurries away and it looked weird so they added that line.
Or maybe she just really needed to go for a Commander Data, if you catch my drift.