>"This is not like building a ship, Admiral. It is research. >Sometimes we get answers to questions and we make break throughs. Other >times we are only left with more questions to ask. If you take that >combined with requests and demands from the various departments in Starfleet >and the Federation Council, it is a miracle that we can get anything done. >But to answer your question directly, we do not have any specific hot >priorities. All projects are given the same weight-make progress. While >several projects share resources- labs and researchers, we are making >progress steadily. Now, I am not saying that what progress we are making is >necessarily adequite for some, but we are working the best we can."
This was a bull answer and Lorin smelled it like the garbage it was... "Let me ask you this..." he pulled his PADD into plain view on the table and pulled up his previously-obtained data..."Project Shadow Killer-in existence for 80 years with an enormous amount of funding-yet little progress....along with Projects Hummingbird, Drexel, and Lapis. These all deal with our ability to continue our basic premise of exploration...discovering new worlds. Hummingbird...the next level of photon torpedos...specifically...where are we?" Lorin wanted to show he had done his homework hoping he'd catch Hutchinson off-guard. He didn't let nastiness climb into his voice, rather a "well....WHASSUP" tone...and he wanted answers. <response> "New starships...we have none ready to go public except for one that my wife is involved with....and project Star-Hugger could be combined with the new starship for safer warp-impulse transitions." <response> "And finally....I would like information on Project Thunder Clap."
