>Lorin realized maybe he misspoke..."Thank you Admiral. As I said I am going to double the >size of the department. I am not making wholesale personnel changes at this point unless >it becomes absolutely necessary. Any changes will be made as a team."
>The natives relaxed a bit, but Lorin knew that one of his first tasks was to calm fears of >wholesale repalcement of staff. But that would wait until he officially took over. One of >the assistants took the opertunity to ask a question.. "I want to know what everyone here >is dying to know but won't ask. What is your opinion of R&D? Why is there a command change >now? How are we viewed by others outside of Starfleet Engineering?" a very dangerous set of >questions. It was likely that this particular aide was a hard core devotee to the work that >R&D does and to Hutchinson. It was highly likely that he was a troble maker as well. But >what he asked was no less valid than the other questions. Perhaps this was one of those >individuals that could either make Lorin successful or a utter failure with this command...
"I'm sorry I don't know your name?" He said honestly.
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"I'll be honest....I don't listen to what's said about specific departments. I have never play the gossip game and I won't do it here either. There are varying opinions of R&D at this time-they don't matter to me. What matters right now is our relationship with our funders and how to revive that relationship. As to command change, the CinC Admiral Lasiter asked me to step in. As I told Admiral Hutchinson"-Hutchinson wasn't getting away that easily, "I hate seeing a good man move on but that's what is happening. I am going to work closely with Admiral Hutchinson during the transition to ensure a smooth transfer."
