(eng) Patty Jansen - ISF-Allion 02 by Shifting Infinity

Author:Shifting Infinity [Infinity, Shifting]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

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THE CAPTAIN SAID she had some operational issues she needed to deal with, so Melati was given a meeting time and a break to freshen up, which she used to have a shower and get changed into her dress uniform because when the captain gave you a break for this purpose, that’s what you did.

Fresh, clean and feeling a bit more rested, she came back to the meeting room at the flight deck to find a whole heap of people gathered there, all of them in dress uniform and most of them looking somewhat puzzled. Ari was there, looking very dapper in his white jacket with the Fleet emblem. Jas wore a grey Force uniform without rank decorations but with a Grimshaw tag. His status was on loan from the Taurus Army. The most decorated person was Flight Lieutenant First Class J Hasegawa, the cocky pilot she had met in the mess hall a few days ago. He grinned at Melati. “The expedition is on, then?”

With him was a woman in white Fleet uniform but without ranking. She wore a Fiorelli tag.

There were a couple of other people with Fleet badges. She presumed they were flight tech. One man she recognised as working in the Felicity’s kitchens. He wore a Brown tag.

This was a really odd assortment of people.

People milled around. No one was sure what to say and no one had yet taken a seat, because the captain wasn’t there yet.

There was some commotion at the door, and Dolchova arrived in the company of Cocaro and a Fleet private who remained at the door.

“Do take a seat, everyone,” Dolchova said.

People sat down.

“Lt. Rudiyanto, I want you here.” Dolchova indicated the seat in between her and Cocaro.

Melati wormed herself past the back of seats. Ari pulled a face at her when she passed. He sat next to a man she suspected of being his immediate superior.

When Melati sat down, the door to the room opened and Dr Chee came in. He had exchanged his usual hospital gown for the grey Force dress jacket, which included a Research badge, his Lieutenant First Class badge and the hospital badge on both his sleeves.

Dr Chee also sat down, and Dolchova explained quickly what Melati had told her and what she proposed. While she spoke, everyone listened intently. It seemed that Melati had not been the only person frustrated by the endless waiting and doing nothing.

“Commander Cocaro and I are going send a message to Sep Kerakis to tell him that we will fix his systems in return for the release of the New Pyongyang refugees.”

“Why not all civilians?” Dr Chee asked.

“Because they will not agree. If they release everyone, they will no longer have a buffer against us attacking. But the New Pyongyang refugees are only three thousand, and they never belonged to the station anyway. New Pyongyang started repairs once an agreement was reached between the workers and their tier 1 enforcers. It’s up and running enough that they can go home.

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