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 Captain William Daren entered the Coronado's CIC at 0745, a bit
 earlier than his norm, but was not surprised to see Rear Admiral
 Tebrun Lora Kor already there.  The Admiral even looked as if he'd
 been there for several hours.  He might have been.  Most of the
 Alpha shift staff had not yet arrived, and the light night shift
 presence mostly ignored the Admiral and the arriving Captain.

 Noting the Captain's entrance, the Admiral turned.  "Good morning,
 Captain Daren," Lora Kor said, "I've got your marching orders ready
 for you."  With the barest ghost of a smile, Lora Kor passed Captain
 Daren a PADD.  He then turned to adjust something on the holographic
 display he'd been looking at before the Captain entered as Daren
 read.

 "Thunderchild and group to Tarndare, Renegade to Penthia, Coronado
 to Micropolis," Daren read aloud.  "I take it that it's time to
 spread out and see what's left of the nearby systems."  Lora Kor
 nodded.  "Is it just my imagination, or did you give Coro the
 easiest job of the three?" the Captain asked.

 Lora Kor chuckled.  "The hardest, if anything.  Micropolis is still
 a first contact situation, no doubt now heavily influenced -- if not
 interfered with -- by the Hegemony," he said.  "If the Pfhor managed
 a successful contact, your job is to determine whether to move to
 counter that interference.  But if the Micropolis natives bought
 into Pfhor philosophy, they might not be at all happy to see you."

 Captain Daren nodded -- the Micropolis natives were a sentient wolf-
 species.  "Are you going with us, Admiral?  And can we get the Taer
 to have a look at the system before we arrive?"

 "Getting a Taeren Kami to look at the system is routine enough. 
 I'll have Commander Ma'Aru arrange it.  As for your other
 question... I haven't decided, Captain," Lora Kor said.  Suddenly,
 the Admiral looked troubled, and maybe even a little indecisive. 
 "Your sailing orders are for 0800 tomorrow, but the Xanadu Catapult
 goes active in--"  Lora Kor glanced at the chronometer.  "Two hours
 and ten minutes.  Based on what happens with that, and what happens
 with Commander Tlaloco's son, I might elect to remain here at
 Reor'sa, or proceed to Xanadu on Kelaka or another ship."

 Daren nodded, again smiling slightly.  "It will feel a bit odd,
 running this one without you aboard.  Coro isn't exactly blessed in
 the first contact department," he said.

 The Admiral smirked.  "True, but I've got a hunch we're due this
 time."  Growing more serious, Lora Kor straightened.  "You have your
 orders, Captain.  Start reeling your people back in and getting them
 ready to go back to work.  It hasn't been much of a vacation, I'll
 admit, but it's now over."

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 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, 1DIV, SFMC:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Darek Smith         (Aggie)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. (JG) Maiko D'Rall     (Farrell)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Tamarith             (Tamarith)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Senik                (Stefan)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne  (Masters)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Flight Leader:             1Lt. Natalia Petrovna     (Phishie)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Aramis Skylooker      (LewisSharp)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         Lt. Lauren Dyson          (Natty)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)

 Positions Available:
    None!

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Jester

Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor
Commanding, Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone"
embarked on U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/