"Yes, I received the message from Admiral Lasiter. To hear you say that
is good....there's some very disturbing actions happening over there.
Permission to speak frankly sir?"
Jared replied with a nod. "Go ahead, Captain." Jared was one of those
officers who preferred to dispense with the formalities. They often
made things more complicated than they needed to be.
"Admiral Van Der Loo is completely responsible for what is happening.
His ego has overwhelmed any sense of responsibility for his actions."
"I did speak with him yesterday as well so a few other people, and that
is not a complete surprise to hear." Jared picked up the PADD and a
stylus in order to take notes. "Could you go over the basics of what
happened to you while you were away. I have some of the details from
looking at your reports, but I want to make sure that I am not missing
anything."
"Well I was in an area that was attacked. All I knew was I was hit by
what I
believe was deliberate friendly fire...I woke up in a prison cell. I
made it
very clear who I was and was tortured, ridiculed and outright doubted. I
heard voices of other officers..." David visibly winced at the thought,
"Eventually the prison was attacked and I got out and was transferred
to Van
Der Loo's area. Admiral Van Der Loo refused to let me contact home, and
there were some not-so-veiled threats that if I didn't support his need
for
more funding and manpower that I wouldn't have a career...or possibly, a
home again."
The pain that David was experiencing was clear on his face, and Jared
felt a great deal of compassion for him. Unfortunately, he needed to
keep asking questions. "Were those other officers prisoners like
yourself or were they the guards?"
(David?)
"Did the facilities you were being held in seem to be controlled by
Starfleet or planetary security?"
(David?)
AJ
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