> >"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.
>
> >"I was not given a great deal of
> direction...he wanted a status report on
> >the situation...along with any general
> concerns I had from a legal
> >standpoint. I don't question Admiral Lasiter
> sir."
>
> >"Perhaps I asked the wrong question. Why
> were you out in the field with
> >those particular Marines?"
>
> "In walking around to do some observations I
> noticed some strange
> behavior...a group of farmers were huddled and
> then bolted into the forest
> and I remembered what I was told about some
> past rebel activity so I simply
> notified the Company CO. Then I requested
> permission to join them and was
> granted permission."
>
"I see. Thank you, Captain for your candor." the admiral replied as the
stewards entered with dinner. A rare event, real cooked food. The chef
prepared something of a treat, corned beef.
As dinner was being laid down the Starbase Commander started a new
cnversation. "So, Captain Boulay, how are things back at Spacedock? We hear
quite a many rumors, and I for one would like to here more from the horses
mouth, so to speak. We hear about possible shake ups at SF Command and in
some of the districts and fleet commands. What's the skinny?"
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