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= JDC Headquarters =
Given the recent state of things, Janeway was starting to think she was getting too old for her job. The Federation was so big by now that, no matter what you did, there was always some kind of conflict taking place. Unfortunately for her that she had to be the JDC Commander at the time that war broke out with the Romulan Empire, a Romulan Empire that was more brutal and hell-bent on destruction than ever since they made first contact with the Federation.
But, every now and then, something would happen to brighten her day. She took delight in the small things whenever she could, because at the end of the day the bigger picture wasn't always so pretty. One of these little delights she enjoyed was giving senior promotions, and tonight she had two promotions to take care of. She'd left them until last, hoping to end the day on a high note, or at least something higher than middle C.
Sitting at her desk, she waited patiently for her communique to be answered while the spinning SSF logo continued to rotate on the screen in front of her. The person she was waiting for was none other than Brigadier General Richard Sharpe, recently assigned as MEF Commander to the 1st Task Force HQ on Starbase Unity.
Richard found himself, at long last, in his quarters. It had been a tiring day of meetings and planning, but at last, he was able to relax. He’d left standing orders not to be disturbed for at least the next eight hours, unless it was something remarkably important. Laying on his new bed, and being on a Starbase did have its perks, especially at flag rank, meaning he had what could equate to a VIP ambassador suite on even a Galaxy class starship, he stretched out and grinned a cheesy happy grin.
Just at that moment, his desk computer beeped at him, indicating an incoming priority call. He got himself up off the bed, and hit the receive button. When the SSF logo disappeared, imagine his surprise when none other than Admiral Janeway was on the small screen. “Admiral Janeway.” He said. “This is somewhat of a surprise.”
"Richard," she greeted the general. "I hope I'm not catching you at a bad time? My assistant keeps telling me to check the time differences before I call, but I always forget."
“I’d just retired for the evening, and was trying out the very nice new bed.” He said, sheepishly.
"How are you settling in on Unity? Have everything you need?" Janeway asked.
“So far, everything seems to be satisfactory. I have a pain in the ass security chief to contend with, but I think I can handle him.” Richard said, smiling. “Getting the feeling I’m not really wanted here, but I’ll get over it.”
"Your presence there is of vital importance, I'm sure you know that," she explained. "But I didn't call you up to talk about that, I have something else to discuss." Off-screen she picked something up and held it out for him to see. "It appears your rank insignia is a bit out of date, General Sharpe... or should I say Major General Sharpe?"
“Major General?!” Richard exclaimed. “You want to promote me?!”
"Someone in your position with your authority needs to have the proper rank, and you've certainly earned it," she replied with a wry smile. "Unfortunately I can't present this to you myself, so the replicator will have to do."
Richard nodded, somewhat bewildered. “Thank you Admiral.” He said, finally.
"Well I won't keep you from your bed any longer. According to my information you're going to need all the rest you can get," she said with a nod. "Good luck, General. Janeway out."
The screen went blank, and as it did, the replicator whirred, and within the replicator was a dark wood presentation box. Richard took the box and opened it to examine the rank insignia for an Elite marine Major General…
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Admiral Kathryn Janeway
JDC Commander
Starfleet Command
[NPC by Bren]
Major General Richard Sharpe
Officer Commanding
1st MEF
