I doubt that it would be logical to say anything whatsoever in most cases. Asterisks come in handy in those occasions, though.
*The ship's turrets are slowly turning towards their target. The gunners are sitting idle and waiting for the order to fire. Following the captain's move of a finger, the kilometer long structure of metal starts spewing clusters of energy that can raze a city in one hit.*
This is how I role-play my Mako, because the captain is an autistic psychopath.