> >"It would appear to be that way." Admiral Lasiter answered. "So let us
> >bypass the formalities. We all know that I have a son, and that he is in
> >Starfleet. We all know, or will shortly, that the both Lasiters have
> >dealings with the pirate, terrorist, thief, rogue- depending on where
your
> >view point is- known as Selara D'amondra. I guess we need to discuss
what
> >the next move is." he continued.
> >
> > "I do not see the need to discuss anything. My relationships,
in
> >particular whom they are with, are none of Starfleet's business. You can
> >hardly speak to me as a father and certainly not as CO of Starfleet."
Sam
> >replied, just a bit testy.
> >
> > "Now you are not that stupid. You know damned well what the
> >consequences are for you, and that your father *CAN* say something about
it
> >in his role as CinC of Starfleet. You wear the uniform, remember...."
> >Garibaldi replied.
>
> Selara was looking casually around the cargo bay. "What I'm wondering is
why
> this cargo bay is burned out..." She focused her attention back on the
> three men. "I personally have little to lose in this situation. I could
> care less that my current lover happens to be an admiral's son. In fact, I
> could gain quite a bit from it. You, my cousin Celana, and I already have
a
> very delicate balance between us. Do you really want to disrupt it at this
> point?"
>
"Threats do not become any of us." Lasiter said breaking some of
the tension. "Everyone here has the ability to do serious damage to the
others, so let's play ball with each other." He said refering to no one in
particular and yet everyone.
Turning to Sam, the Admiral said, "You are not stupid, so put your
damned pride in your pocket and think like the officer that you are.
Maintaining a relationship with a known pirate and terrorist is damning to
your career. You could go to jail for a very long time. Selara could
destroy Garibaldi and I if word got out that we have an agreement, a
partnership so to speak. If all of Starfleet was set on hunting you and
your operation down, business would suffer. Particularly if the Venasian
Military were allowed to operate within the borders of the Federation to
persue you. So there, it is all out in the open. We can all hurt each
other. Now the game. How do we all get what we want and not get caught by
the press ot others that may want to hurt us?"
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