> Her call was a welcome intrusion on his thoughts. "I'm here," he told
her.
> "How are things within Starfleet Command?" Being on the outside looking
in
> was not as nice a position as he would have hoped.
"As well as can be expected without its Surgeon General," Carrhae replied.
"I presume that you watched the press conference."
"I did, indeed," he told her. A pause. "This <[hlai]> isn't going to stay
in the bag," he told her. "We're going to have to go public. And once we
do...." He sighed. "I've got lots of offers from the private sector so it
only makes sense that I'm the one who should resign from Starfleet. It'll
look natural now, anyway, with all that's happened."
(eh?)
