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"An indussstrrrial accident. He wasss worrking constrrruction in the
summerrr durrring college, and a platforrrm collapsssed. He held on forrr
a few daysss, but the injurrriesss werrre too ssseverrre." She sighed and
looked down, shaking her head. "I misss him sssometimesss. At
ssstrrrange timesss. It wasss one of the rrreassons I went into the
militarrry. He was in ROTC. I wanted to make him
prrroud."
Daphne reached a hand across the table to comfort her companion. The woman had faced a lot of challenges. "Considering all the things you have done in your career, I have no doubt that you have easily achieved that. He has much to be proud of." She smiled, a soft smile that spoke much about her inner nature.
"Thank you. I have trrried." She took a deep breath, gathering her
composure. "I am sssurrre yourrr family is prrroud of you asss
well. A commanderrr in Ssstarrrfleet alrrready, assssigned to
headquarrrterrsss, with field experrrience... You will continue to move up
quickly. Do ou have any assspirrrationsss of command? Orrr doesss
the action ssstill call to you?"
"I definitely feel the call to work in the field, but I am starting to get a little older. I am in my upper 40s so I am probably going to be called on less for those types of assignments. Though, I have to say settling into a desk job will not be easy." (Tr'Lawsh?)
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