> >"Your new XO should be outside in the outer office. Tomorrow
> >morning I will see you and Commander K'Tael in this office with a full
> >report. And before you go, Admiral, I want to make sure that I am
leaving
> >you with the correct message. This is not a test of your abilities or
those
> >of your staff. It is a test of Starfleet as a whole. One that we will
pass
> >one way or another." Lasiter said in the same tone he had used
throughout
> >this meeting...
>
> "Thank you sir, and sir, I meant exactly what I said in the briefing.
We're
> sticking together if we're going to survive this. Admirals."
>
Lasiter took note and nodded his understanding. He would think
about what the man had said later. He had a few other more immediate things
to take care of, and the most important was standing there at attention for
some strange reason...
>
> Lorin walked out...<continued in next post>
>
