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=/.= August 2, 2404 =/.=

 Blackrazor's tiny medical bay barely had the space to do the work.  As
 it was, Doctor Rachel Kennedy had only two attending physicians
 assisting her.  If all went well, it would be more than sufficient.

 She glanced over at Doctor Taylor, who was acting as the
 anesthesiologist. He nodded.  "Blood pressure 100 over 70, EEG looks
 good.  Everything's normal," he said.

 Soft-Curl, one of the Braid residents, was the other assistant.  So
 far as Kennedy knew, this was the first time a Braid had been present
 for a Trill symbiont implantation.  Soft-Curl had been full of
 questions about the procedure and found it a fascinating -- and if
 what Kennedy suspected was true, slightly disgusting -- concept. 
 Still, the Braid's "hands" were sure, more sure than any humanoid's
 could be given that she had nearly 20 of them; Kennedy would let Curl
 handle the actual implantation.

 One of the Braid's heads nodded as Kennedy looked over.  "She-they are
 ready, and her pouch seal is broken," it said.  "I believe we are
 ready to proceed."

 "Very well," Kennedy said, looking over at the clock.  "Implantation
 procedure begins at 0640.  Releasing symbiont from stasis."  She
 pivoted to her left to the stasis field where the Kor symbiont lay. 
 Deactivating the field, the symbiont showed signs of life nearly at
 once.  She gently lifted it from the field chamber and before passing
 the symbiont to Curl, took one last look at the young Trill on the
 operating table.  Other than her pouch, every part of her body was
 covered except her face.

 Despite her 22 years, she seemed impossibly young.

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 *Former* Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Deceased Civilian:         Tebrun Lora Kor           (Jester)
    Commanding, Xanadu:        Capt. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    Admiralty Liaison:         Capt. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, Blackrazor:    Capt. Jarod Bentall       (Alffred)
    Commanding, M64 Ground:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Como. William Daren       (Chris)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Velorna Tal         (Aggie)
    Chief Flight Operations:   LCdr. Maiko D'Rall        (Farrell)
    Command Yeoman:            CPO Zachery Prentiss      (Cloaked)
    Civilian Liaison:          Zunite Oswald             (Sonya)
    Flight Leader:             2Lt. Richard Wolf         (Wolf)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    Lt. Derek Canterbury      (Spuzzum)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Aramis Skylooker    (LewisSharp)
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Brandon Gannsen       (Lefty)
    Chief Science Officer:     Lt. Anna Brooks           (Kari)
    Chief Medical Officer:     LCdr. Rachel Kennedy      (Santiago)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Battalion Commander:       LCol. Jacob Prescot       (Prescot)

 Positions Available:
    Watch Tactical Officer:                              (---)
    Flight Leader:                                       (---)

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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/