<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#1D2228">Mission:
Space was cool before it mattered</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#1D2228">Stardate: 2446.04.25</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#1D2228">(USS Exeter - CTO Office - CTO - Lieutenant - Ire Williams - 1243)</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#1D2228"></span></p>
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<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Ire place the PADD down
on the completed pile He had had a good lunch with Greta even though it was mainly him off loading to her.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">~I must make it up to her~</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">He glanced over at the stack on unread PADD that were on his desk.</span></span><br></span></div>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">~I never realized that
being in charge of tactical had so much paperwork~</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He new that there was a
lot of administrative responsibility as he had been in charge of the ships
flight operations and the squadron before that, but he now had a much wider
remit. It did feel that there was a lot of random security problems that came
across his desk. </span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He sighed and rubbed the
palms of his hands into his eyes.</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Come on Ire get you butt
into gear?”</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He paused for a moment as
a memory popped into his head. </span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">~Drakes talk about Drills~</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He glanced at the chronometer
that was on the wall. </span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">~Blimy was it only this
morning. Time flies~</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He tapped his comm badge.</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Commander Jones this is Lieutenant
Williams.”</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(Reply Jones)</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Sorry to disturb you sir.
I was wondering if you had some time today for me to discuss an idea with you?”
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<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(Reply Jones)</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(Reply Jones, any)</span></p>
<p class="ydp75eac3aMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(Posted by Robbie)</span></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>