>He nodded...It made sense...the rebels didn't care about his name, "I was
>told that in the rebel interrogations."
>"You should be careful about what you believe from the Rebels, sir. They
>are known to twist the truth to suit their cause."
"I didn't have much choice at that point Commander."
>"Captain Boulay, this is Captain Johnson, my chief of staff, Captain Larsen
>the Commanding officer of this starbase, Commanders Renault and Wisemann,
my
>personal aide and station operations officer, and you know Commander Hewitt
>of course." the Admiral said pointing to an empty chair that was prepared
>for David.
David sat down in his chair as directed but carried himself as a solid
officer despite the situation, "Admiral, Captains, Commanders..thank you for
the dinner invitation." Before they began David spoke up sensing he needed
to impress these other officers since he had begun working on Hewitt on the
way down, "I wanted to apologize for my behavior earlier Admiral....I'm
afraid the toll of what I have gone through has been more substantial than
earlier thought. I will help you in any way I can."
"Captain, I am glad to hear that you have changed your mind. Perhaps after
a good meal and a good night's sleep you will be able to remember properly.
We can begin the debriefing process more formally in the morning. However,
if you could answer one question that may help out. What were you doing out
there? That has been plaguing me since I heard of your disappearance." Van
Der Loo was very sincere in his tone of voice, and manners. The other
officers seemed to welcome him as well, genuinely. However, that only
served to heighten David's suspicions. Afterall it was just that morning
that the Admiral was so hard pressed to get him bebriefed and sequestered.
Perhaps it was honestly nothing, or perhaps it was the everything. Only
time would tell.
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