> > "Are you returning to duty tomorrow?" Bedru asked solicitiously. Even
> > > without knowing the specifics, she had learned that he had been ill.
> > >
> > "Yes, I am. I hope to get some real work done for a change. How
> > goes the USS Explorer? Are you ready to announce her crew at a press
> > conference yet? "
>
> "I believe so, Sir," Bedru replied. "I will meet with the command crew
> tomorrow and schedule a press conference so they can be present."
>
> > "How soon will you be ready to launch?" Lasiter continued.
>
> "The tentative launch date is (ooc: throw a stardate in that is one month
> from current date). This should give key personnel time to receive any
> special training needed and to finish bringing the ship up to specs."
>
"Good. This is a very important thing, this exploration
mission. It needs to get lots of press, and it needs to happen soon. We
also need to get more ships on exploration missions. We also have lots of
other problems to deal with...." Lasiter said stopping to take a sip of his
water. "But many of those problems are not yours to deal with, they are
mine."
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