> Jora answered, "Thank you, Captain. Thank you very much. However, the being who deserves the credit is Vice Admiral Kitanya. It was she who pointed out the obvious to me over dessert this evening." > > The Captain corrected himself, "Then to you, Vice Admiral Kitanya, Kudos and three cheers." > > The spotlight, and attention was now focused on Kitanya, as others in the room, quite a few others voiced their support for her, or was it for what she had said. No one could tell over the din.
There were few times that Kitanya felt a full-throated roar was necessary, but this was one of them. She roared from deep in her chest, letting the sound reverberate off the walls. (resp?) She let the silence settle for a moment before speaking. "Admirrral Ketterrring has talked much about taking overrr Starrrfleet. But what I haven't hearrrd tonight frrrom him is what he would do if he did securrre the top slot. Otherrr than the name on the doorrr, what would change? You've all hearrrd my ideas forrr what to do about ourrr prrroblems; worrrk togetherrr as a grrroup, as a fleet, to rrrebuild ourrr infrrrastrrructurre, rrretrrain those who arrre salvageable,a nd worrrk with the Federrration Council on how to rrremove the ones that arrre taking up valuable space. Cut funding to rrredundant orrr bloated divisions and rrreturrn funding to the explorrration brranch so we can rrregain both balance among ourrrselves and crrredibility among the otherrr empirrres." She turned to Kettering. "I have yet to hearrr any solutions frrrom you, Admirrral, otherrr than putting yourrr name on the doorrrplate and wielding absolute powerrr along with those who supporrrted you." If he would accept her offer of cooperation, then she would take him on. She was trying to plant the seed in the audience's mind that he was nothing more than a power-hungry despot, a symbol of everything this group had joined together to oppose. "What about those who didn't help you an yourrr quest forrr powerr? What happens to them and the rrrest of the fleet if they don't agrrree with you? Will you get rrrid of them too?" (resp?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner! --Lynda Montgomery
