"Pfffft, uh, y e a h, obviously. Don't you like, own the handbook or something? I'm still captain."

Captain. Man, that sounds good.

Of course he would never want to be in Holt's shoes, not at this stage in his life, but being captain of a Starfleet ship and a bunch of cool dudes in polyester pyjamas is a total other story. He could totally commandeer this situation.