On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Julie Yakes wrote:
>
> > "Welcome to Granite Station, Admiral. I am Commander Brell. Some
> >of my senior personnell are here for your review. I would have had them
> >all present had I known you were coming, but a few of them are on
> >assignment in the field."
>
> "I would rrratherr have them out in the field than herrre," she said, bowing
> politely, then extending her hand in the human fashion. "It's a pleasurrre
> to meet you, Commanderrr."
>
He took the hand and shook it.
>
> "Well, I can't get an accurrrate idea of what's going on with Spec Ops
> sitting in my office, and, frrrankly, I'm not the office type. So I thought
> I'd come and see how the operrration's going." She wondered if Brell
> thoguht she was some career-track admiral who was just put in charge of Spec
> Ops as a favor from Lasiter and knew nothing about what he was doing. If
> so, so much the better. She'd surprise him again with all the things she
> *did* know about Cardassians and operations.
>
"So, Admiral what my staff and I do for you out here? A tour of
the facility, a summary of activity on the border... we are at your
disposal." the way he said, 'we are at your disposal' gave her the
slightest impression that he was entertaining her as she were a guest, not
the commander of special operations.
He continued, "We could go into what ever level of detail into the
cardassian movements as you wish, sir...." she was not sure whether he
was leaving room for her ignorance (not meant in the dictionary meaning-
not aware of the situation, but rather the more common, insulting meaning)
or for her prepardness- aka he read the reports. He cold play it either
way, but she was reasonably sure that, although he was polite, that he was
not too happy with her presence here nor did he think highly of her.
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