> > "Admiral, I am reluctant to send in Federation personnel with a
> >Klingon Commander. I am also reluctant to take the officer off of the
> >project who planned it and proposed it. How do you see Captain Black
> >fitting in to this operation?" Lasiter asked.
>
> "I don't think therrre's anyway arround having Marrtak as the inside
> operations head. He's the captain of the ship, and the Klingons may
> withdraw theirrr supporrrt if the entirrre operrration is rrrun by us,
> especially since this is supposed to be a joint mission. As forrr Captain
> Black, I'm just the trrraining officer, sirrr. Once trrraining is
> complete, I will rrreturrn herrre and Captain Black will be the outside
> operrrations head. I have no intention of taking overrr forrr Captain
> Black. I do not know the situation as he does, norrr do his people know
> me. I would be extrrremely ineffective in that capacity. Also, this
would
> equalize the situation. Both interrriorr and exterrriorr operrrations
> would be rrrun by captains." What was his problem she wondered. She
> looked to M'Rrenn slightly to see if there were anything she could pick
up.
> Did he have something against Klingons?
>
M'Rrenn could say nothing, but his face was another story. He tried to
convey a message to take it easy. To step carefully.
Lasiter just listened, and thought. He was not happy. He had wanted
Black to run the operation on the other side. He knew Black. He could
trust Black.
When Lasiter finally did reply his tone said it all. It said that he
was really not happy that Black was being left behind. He also was not
happy about the position it was putting Starfleet in. Afterall, this entire
thing started out as a multi-jurisdictional task force within the
Federation, and now it was being turned over to Starfleet and The Klingons.
Not good....
"Admiral Kitanya, you are hardly seen as just the training
officer. Captain Black would not be able to countermand any order that you
give, even if it falls under his part of the mission. Combined with the
fact that you *are* from Starfleet Command.... " he said frustrated. He
took a deep breath, then said, "If that is the way that they Klingons will
require it, then so be it. I do want a task force assembled to maintain
security, and to serve as a fail safe force. If you need muscle or need to
prevent a breakthrough there will be a force there to repell it. Please ask
your contacts wtih the Klingons if they would like to send a few ships to
that force. Three or so would do. M'Rrenn, have the regional commander
assemble a task force of 5 starships to agument those already in the area.
Captain Black can pick his command ship.
Is there anything else, Admirals?"
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