> > Switching to standard, M'Rrenn replied, "Well that would depend.
> >Officially or unofficially. Officially rrreporrrts from task forrrce
come
> >thrrrough the sectorrr commanderrr, a Rrrearrr Admirrral Snellings.
> >Officially he has not hearrrd of this joint Klingon/Starrrfleet mission.
> >Officially he has hearrrd verrry little. Unofficially, he knows as much
as
> >you do. Fortunately, as one may say, Admirrral Lasiterrr knows someone
in
> >the task forrrce that is investigating them now. He serrrved underrr
> >Lasiterrr awhile back, and has kept up with him overrr the yearrrs. I
know
> >for a fact that Lasiterrr is *not* using this officerrr as a spy, but is
> >rrratherrr fond of him."
>
> "And?" she asked, waiting.
>
> > "Oh you want his name... Sorrrry... his name is Captain John Cook
> >Black."
>
> She nodded. "Well, then you can tell the Admirrral, unofficially, that
the
> Klingons have signed on boarrrd. They have a few conditions, but nothing
> out of the orrrdinarry and nothing too demanding. But they've agrrreed.
> Now, we just need ships and perrrsonnel and someone to trrrain them."
>
"I will tell him, unofficially of course. I am sure that ships and
personnel can be found without too much trouble, but just how much training
are you talking about?"
>
> "Well, you can't expect apelings and theirrr ilk to face felinids
> untrrrained, do you? I mean, Klingons can fight, but they have no idea
> what they'rrre up against. And a humanoid would be hopelessly outmatched
> without trrraining." She flexed her claws in and out of their sheaths,
> glancing over at Aurelius with a teasing laugh dancing in her eyes.
>
Aurellius' eyes got big. He had not seen them fully extended
before. He had also had a pet cat as a child, but she had nothing like
that.....
M'Rrenn could sense her showing off, but paid it little attention.
Afterall, he had them too and they did not impress him.
"Well, then I suggest that you make a good arrrgument forrr a
platoon orrr company sized grrroup from Cait being sent. All that needs to
be done is to ask the Clan Mikan for theirrr assistance, and no betterrr way
to honorrr them and boost theirrr honorrr than having the CinC of Starfleet
make a perrrsonal rrrequest. Who knows maybe this grrroup will need a
leaderrr. Perrrhaps therrre will be a need forrr an interrrface with the
Klingons durrring the trrraining. Maybe you could take anotherrr
'inspection tourrr' in that area....
Besides, someone has to 'officially' tell the CinC about all of
this."
Kit got the impression that most of this was all set to go, and all that was
needed was an official report to the boss...
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