> > Lorin returned to his office and opened
> another
> > line to Van Der Loo-he adopted a much more
> > serious tone, "Admiral Van Der Loo-I have
> > shared your report with Admiral Lasiter and
> we
> > are concerned about your level of urgency on
> > finding the Captain and the other marines.
> Not
> > only is Captain Boulay a high-ranking member
> of
> > Starfleet-he is also my nephew."
>
> >"So. What do you want me to do, Admiral,
> pull every resource off of what
> >their current missions to look for your
> nephew? I don't think so. The
> entire
> >sector can not shut down because one officer
> is missing. Now, as I have said
> >before, sir, I am using all available
> resources. I have canceled certain
> >missions and delayed others to free up
> resources to look for the missing
> >personnel. I have pressed my counter parts
> with the planetary defense force
> >for resources and additional intell.
> However, I can not just put things on
> >hold just because of your nephew. Now while
> I am on the subject, sir, I
> don't
> >care who he is or who he is related to. The
> only thing that I am concerned
> >with is that there are nine (9) missing
> marines and one (1) Starfleet JAG
> >Captain. Missing personnel always gets my
> attention. I resent the
> >implication that I am somehow derelict in my
> duty.", he was quite indignant.
>
> "You brought up possibility of derelict duty
> Admiral, not me. I believe
> you'd think different if a member of your
> family was missing. I will speak
> to you in four hours. Renaud out."
>
Once the channel was closed, Van Der Loo answered, "Good luck."
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