> > "I see that your sense of humor is no worse
> for wear. Plans have moved
> >forward as well as expected. The transfer of
> intell units is taking more
> >time than I have in the day to deal with. A
> formal plan will be ready to
> >presetn to you and Admiral t'Llhweiir in a
> week or so. As for new
> >recruiting efforts, I am set to take in
> roughly a new class of 30 every 6
> >weeks, and I can add uip to 4 new classes.
> Each class will serve as weed
> >out classes, and will dump the 'survivors'
> into more formal spec ops
> >training. On top of that, I have taken the
> liberty of doing some advance
> >screening of more advanced candidates. In a
> pinch I can put together
> >another 2 maybe three teams soup to nuts in
> about a week and a half. Let's
> >say two weeks to be safe." he said somewhat
> proud of the accomplishment,
> >but yet fearful that he may have to put those
> plans into action in
> >preparation of armed conflict.
>
> "Do it. All of it. We've got the grrreen
> light frrrom Lasiterrr." She
> looked at him with pride in her eyes. "We'rrre
> going to be a rrreal
> fighting forrrce again, Aurrrelius. SpecOps
> will no longerrr be the black
> sheep of Starrrfleet. We will once again be
> the fighting forrrce people
> aspirrre to be in, the best of the best." Her
> smile spoke volumes.
>
"Yes, sir." he replied, relieved that the games were over. It was finally
time for the real action to start. It was time to rebuild.
>
> "You have done so well, Aurrrelius. Thank you.
> I couldn't have done any of this without you."
>
"Thank you."
>
> They were not people of sentiment; he knew how
> she felt, and that was enough. "I have left a serrries of orrrderrs on my
system; I'll tell the
> computerrr to allow you voiceprrrint access.
> Those orrrderrs arrre the trrransferrs of many of ourrr dead weight
officerrrs to staff positions and the trrransferrs and prrromotions of many
good line offficerrrs to rrreplace them. I've alrrready signed them, they
just need to be sent out. If you could see to that? Dirrrect all
> complaints and rrresignations to my mailbox herrre." The cleansing had
begun.
>
Returning to business... "Yes sir. I will do get those orders sent out
today, just as soon as I get the staff here working. Speaking of staff, you
have an addition to your personal staff. A horta. Orders, Admiral"
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