> >>
> > he said sensing the unspoken gravity
> behind her
> words.
>
> she replied.
>
> > {OOC: assume that this call happens after the
> tense meeting in Lasiter's
> quarters and his mind meld.}
> >
> >A long moment later...
> >
> > Lasiter's face appeared on the screen.
> There was a fatigued glint in
> his eyes. But nothing else revealed what had
> been happening on SPD.
> >
> > "Admiral Kitanya. It is good to see you.
> How goes your mission?"
>
> "It's had its ups and downs, sirrr. The good
> news is we have a good
> numberrr of felinid prrrisonerrs we arrre
> questioning as we speak. The bad
> news is that they came at grrreat cost. I'm
> orrrderring up morrre SpecOps
> trrroops, as is Captain Polath. Ourrr
> casualties werrre heavy." He looked
> as tired as she was.
>
"I am sorry about the high price in lives, but at least the losses did
not go for nothing. What happed to cause many deaths?"
>
> "The initial assault prrroduced casualties that
> werrre high, but within the
> expected rrrange. The prrroblem was that the
> enemy sent in a second wave
> of attack crrraft that intelligence had not
> indicated would come. We took
> heavy casualties prrrotecting the ships frrrom
> boarrrding crrrews. We also
> lost the Hathorrr. She'd taken considerrrable
> damage the firrrst time
> arrround, and so the second wave took herrr
> out. Captain Lasiterrr was
> superrrb, howeverrr. He used the death of his
> ship to take out severrral
> of the enemy crrraft, beaming out as the warrrp
> corrre exploded. I intend
> to rrrecommend him and his crrrew forrr
> medals."
>
"Agreed. Sounds like everyone faught hard, and quite well. What do you
need from me to keep things going out there?" he said eager to do what ever
was needed to support the fight out on the frontier.
>
> "Well, we need anotherrr ship, sirrr. The
> rrreason this mission came out
> the way it did was that the Hathorrr, even
> forrr it's fighting crrrew, was
> not a ship built to fend off high quality
> aggrrressorr crrraft. We need a
> frrrigate, orrr its equivalent."
>
"I should be able to send re-enforcements to you fairly quickly. However,
a replacement ship for the Hathor will take some time. Get Captain Lasiter
and his crew on R&R for a bit. I am guessing he and his crew will protest,
but they will need it, and it will give me some time to dig up a suitable
craft for them. What else do you need out there?"
{response}
"How is the sector commander being out there, Admiral Snellings, I believe
his name is?"
{response}
"I am relieved to see that you are fairing well. A bit worn, but well.
When do you think you will be returning to Spacedock?"
{response}
