>
> == Starbase 234 : UNITY ==
> == Strategic Operations deck ==
>
> It has been an hour that Vlimar ordered the new teams and tested its
> efficency. So far, no petty report were sent to him, and the battle
> grid
> was updated regularely. Vlimar smiled as he saw that his idea worked
> and
> that his team was flexible to change.
>
> As he was looking at the hologrid, a beeping sound was heard from his
> monitor. Vlimar walked to it and touched it. From the black screen,
> the
> face of Lieutenant Proulx appeared.
>
> "Sir, we have a priority communication from the USS
> D'Artagnan.".
>
> Vlimar's eyebrow raised, as he recently talked about the
> D'Artagnan, and his 18 reports. Vlimar nodded to Proulx, as he saw
> the face of Moira Henry appearing.
>
> "Captain Henry, it's nice to see you.", Vlimar greeted.
>
> Moira did not seem as thrilled as Vlimar.
>
> "Sir, we urgently need support. The Epsilon front have been hit har
> d,
> and our ships are getting weaker. We are attempting to support most of
> them, but we urge you to send us "beast" to our sector.", Moira
> implored.
>
> Vlimar nodded to Moira. "I understand your concern Captain, and I
> will see with the Taskforce commander who we can send to you. I cannot
> promise anything, as the Omega and Beta front were badly hit as
> well.", he said.
>
> Moira nodded as well. "Sir, anything would be good for us. We can
> still hold, but if the Romulans keep send reinforcement, we won't ho
> ld
> forever. After all, we are the only souverein class in the area.", s
> he
> added.
>
> "I will see what I can do, Moira. Hold tight.", Vlimar replied.
> "Unity, out.".
>
> Vlimar stood in front of his monitor. His right hand raised to scratch
> his 3pm beard. Vlimar walked back to the hologrid and looked at the
> status.
>
> The Alpha front was stable enough, however, no ships were expendable.
> The Chimera was fighting strong and was leading the effort strongly.
> There was no way that any vessels were to be reassigned, at least, not
> now. Vlimar then focused on the Delta front was not as busy. They
> were,
> basically, protecting an area were no resources, or no strategic
> position were to be taken from it. Vlimar looked through the list of
> ship and saw a refitted Galaxy class, called the USS Virginia.
>
> The Virginia did not see battle over the last 48 hours. It was
> completely fit for combat and its skipper, a certain Hubert Nguyen was
> to his 3rd command. And most of all, the Virginia looked like a beast,
> as it was refitted at the Copernicius Fleet Yards, were they "mar
> k"
> their ships with an all black paint, all over the hull.
>
> Vlimar opened the Delta channel. +COM+ Virginia, this is Taskforce
> command. +COM+
>
> A few seconds went by. Vlimar shook his head and opened the com
> channels, and put himself on screen directly on the Virginia bridge.
>
> Front the Virginia's command desk officer's point of view, this w
> as
> rather rude. They were looking for Nguyen to answer, and, suddently,
> Vlimar's face appeared on the screen, without warning. A rapid surv
> ey
> of the bridge through the monitor was made by Vlimar, seeing the Ops
> Officer, Lieutenant Mandez, but not the skipper, nor the XO.
>
> "Where's the Commander?", Vlimar asked.
>
> Lieutenant Mandez smiled shily. "He's... indisposed."
>
> Vlimar nodded. "Then get me the XO..."
>
> Mandez blushed heavily. "She's... indisposed as well."
>
> Vlimar's head tilted back. "Oh, come on!", he instinctely
> replied.
>
> "Mandez, please advise your skipper that I am sending new orders.
> ",
> Vlimar said. "Oh, and advise them that I know..."
>
> == END LOG ==
>
> Lieutenant-Colonel Vlimar PontBrillant
> Executive Officer - Starbase 234 : UNITY
> Deputy Commander - 1st TaskForce, SSF Command
> Strategic Operations Advisor - 1st TaskForce, SSF Command
>