><[I have a reputation as, how do the humans say it... a maverick. No one
>will think anything of it. New in the position, trying to make a name for
>myself - that's what the political view will be. I think it helps him more
>than hurts him. Took some of the scrutiny off him and his plans by making a
>spectacle of myself,]> she grinned. <[And I wasn't even drunk.]>
>
>The male caitian gave her a big feline, fanged smile. <[You certainly did
>that. I fielded calls from no less than one fleet commander and 2 area
>commanders who were howling mad. ]>
<[You have no idea how many nastygrams I got, including one all out scrap
with a fleet commander, most likely the same one. He'll get over it. And
if he doesn't, that's why I have my new Klingon 'assistant' arriving,]> she
grinned. <[Starfleet's getting more and more like the Empire all the time.
Mandatory bodyguards for everyone. It'll be all the rage.]>
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