>"You?" she asked bemusedly.
>
>   "Well, I did not want to presume anything, Admiral." he answered with a
sly smile.

She nodded her assent.  "Fine, go ahead and set it up."  She couldn't stop
smiling.  Fate had given her an XO like most commanders dream of.  "See if
you can get some space at the Academy orrr ourrr trrraining centerrr on
Marrrs.  Use my authorrrity, as if you werrren't alrrready planning on it."

  "Thank you, sir.  I kinda already told the academy that you were thinking
about places for a training center, and well....  Let's just say that they
jumped to the 'right' conclusions on their own." he returned the smile.

"Anything else, sly one?" she asked, cocking a whiskered eyebrow.

  "A raise or a promotion would be nice, but I think that I have already
asked for enough on this trip.", he was still smiling.

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