>"I fully understand, Admiral. For what it's worth, I don't think that
Kettering is behind this. It's not like him. He has served in the fleet
for all of his adult life. He has survived combat, and burried friends.
This kind of attack is not the kind that any officer of his length of
service could take part in. For what it's worth, Admiral, a lot of us
extend out condolenses to Admiral Lasiter."
"I'll pass them along, thanks," she said with a small smile. "Kitanya out."
>When the call was complete, Aurellius was waiting. "I just got word from
our people on Spacedock that the space doors have been opened, and
starships are pulling out. I also have some bad news to report. Commander
M'Rrenn was listed as missing in the aftermath of the sniper attack.
Unfortunately, he has been located.", he said handing over another PADD to
her.
>
>It read:
>
>Preliminary Casuality Report
>
>RADM Markus Garibaldi - Wounded by phaser fire
>Lt. Jason Moran - Wounded by phaser fire
>Gunnery Sgt. Moskal - wounded by phaser fire
>{it continues for another 11 names}
>
>Petty Officer First Class Daniel Curran - dead
>Commander M'Rrenn - dead
Kit just stared at the PADD. She would have fallen down if she hadn't
already been sitting. She closed her eyes tightly to forbid the tears that
threatened to come from spilling. Alone again. She mastered her emotions,
though with great effort. So many things were running through her mind
that she had to do something or she would go mad right then. She handed
the PADD back. "Thank you," she said in a low, gravelly voice. "I have to
go rrreporrt to Admirrral Lasiterrr." She would not tell him of this, not
now, not there. SHe would tell him this in private, away from those who
would not understand. It was a blow he could ill afford to bear, and she
wondered if it would break him. He relied on M'Rrenn for so much, and they
had been friends.
"I am very sorry, Admiral. I am sure that Admiral Lasiter will miss him.", Aurelliue
said softly. While he did not know M'Rrenn very well, he had worked with him on
occassion. In their few interactions, they had developed a mutual respect.
She nodded. "So am I," she said. "He was a damned fine officerrr." Maybe
it was time to go home, go back to Cait, bury her friend, and forget
Starfleet. She was so tired of this game. She could find a place in her
clan training the young warriors.
"That he was... that he was.", Aurellius said as his own sense of loss grew inside him.
As a few awkward moments of silence passed... "Admiral, if there is anything that I
can do..."
She shook herself. "Sorrrry," she said. "I - I need to go." She got up
slowly, and went to beam down to the planet. She had a job to do still.
Kitanya made it easily to the Starfleet Operations Center, where President Montgomery
was meeting with Lasiter and others. She entered just after t'Llhweiir.
"Admirals, the President has been briefed on what we had at the moment, and we will be
heading to a press conference shortly. Do you have anything to update us on?",
Lasiter said in greeting. He appeared to be holding up. Perhaps it was the emergency
that was occupying his mind at the moment... or could it be something else....
{response}
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GM of JSOC
Characters:
Adm. Samuel Lasiter, RAdm. Markus Garibaldi, and a host of others.
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