> > "An excellent idea, Admiral." he said obviously pleased with the
> >idea. But, he quieted his voice saying, "See if you can score me some of
> >that too. As often as I deal with her, I could use just a bit too..."
>
> Kitanya had to stifle a laugh and it took her a minute to alm down to the
> point she wouldn't get the giggles. "I'll worrrk on it," she said, then
> picked up a PADD and reminded herself of work. "All rrright, enough of
> that. We have herrre inforrrmation on a new felinid species. Frrrom the
> inforrrmation given, they arrre obviously not Caitians, and although the
> few details we have rrresemble Kzinti, therrre arrre otherrr things that
> arrre not the same. Culturrrally, they arrre similarrr, but the physical
> details arrre off just enough to make me think we'rrre dealing with
> something new. Since the Kzinti werrre the founding rrrace, frrrom which
> we Caitians werrre derrrived by the Founderrrs, it's most likely these
> beings arrre also derrrived frrrom Kzinti, but much closerrr
> evolutionarrrily than us. That's a prrroblem," she said, furrowing her
brows.
>
"I take it that you mean that they are not the peace loving
vegitarians that the Caitians have developed into. Still very much teeth,
hissing, and claws." Aurellius replied a touch worried. He knew full well
what a Caitian could do if exessively provoked. These beings were far
easier to provoke- aka all one would need do is show up...
>
> "I'd like to get some teams in the arrrea. Rrright now, we'll let intell
> do the dirrrty worrrk; that's what they get paid forrr. But a couple of
> small strrrike teams on standby neverrr hurrrt anyone. I have to call the
> Klingon High Council and see if they'll be willng to worrrk with us. How
> do you think ourrr teams would feel about a joint mission with a Klingon
> special forrrces unit?"
>
"Well, a couple fo strike teams of our own would cut down our
reserves a bit, but I think that I can manage that. As far as wroking side
by side with the Klingons... let's just say that our people would finely be
working with their 'equals at arms'...." Aurellius tried to convey the well
deserved arrogance of the Starfleet Special Operations forces.
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