> It was a test. A test of you to see if you were serious about
>coming back and working hard to bring about change in our beloved Starfleet,
>and a test of your Tellerite aide. He made it in with the help of the very
>same piggy Tellerite that you came in contact with last night. His
>qualifications are simply... bland, yet he is highly rated. He is
>politically connected as well. An officer with his ambition and connections
>must be tested to see where their loyalities are. Besides, putting him in a
>good position gave me some breathing room to work unmolested by the
>political machine. It was wrong of me to take away your choice in your
>staff, and worse of me to shaft your aide as I did. I apologize to you
>both, but I would be dishonoring you if I told you that I would not do it
>again.
>
> For what it is worth, you have passed my test. Far beyond my hopes.
>I only hope that I can earn your trust once again. I am truely sorry for my
>actions, and to start to make it up to you I will return your beloved Horta
>to you, with promotion. Your current aide will be reassigned before you
>return." Lasite was just as calm as can be. He was honestly sorry for what
>he did, but serious about doing it again...
She hated being tested, especially like this. The breach of trust was a
huge one, especially when she had taken a chance and trusted him when half
the fleet was against him. She was still angry, but set it aside for the
moment. In the back of her mind, though, she was wondering if the group
she met with wasn't exactly right.
"Thank you, sirrr," she replied calmly. "I'm glad you underrrstand how I
feel. I'm surrre you would agrrree that you would feel the same way if
someone rrreassigned M'rrenn without yourrr perrrmission."
(resp?)
"Forrr what it's worrrth, to my knowledge, the Tellarrrite perrrforrmed
well. Howeverrr, I am still not surrre she hasn't been telling someone
about my wherrreabouts and actions. She does seem to have well-placed
connections, though, and is good at getting inforrrmation, I just don't
know if she's prrroviding illicit inforrrmation to those connections."
(resp?)
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
