[RFC] Being You is Deculture

[robkelk]

Or maybe "Black Aeronaut's Hangar"

“They are indeed dangerous,” stated Milia with absolute certainty.  “But as you said, not in the way Budolza thinks... request permission to speak freely, Commander?”

suggest "May I speak freely"

That's the way a civilian would ask. "Permission to speak freely" is a specific military formula - the lower-ranked person is requesting (for a question) or receiving (for a statement) permission to break military protocol and ignore the rank of the higher-ranked person.