“According to your report here, everything went perfectly,” said Vice Admiral Patterson as he looked at Havelock’s report.”
“Yes, sir. Everything went quite smoothly. Readings looked normal, and we didn’t run into any problems. According to my engineer, she’s ready for active duty now.”
“And your crew?” probed Patterson.
“Well, after the exercises, they’re adjusting well to it. My gunnery crew has been training non-stop with the simulator and with the ship to acquaint themselves with the new weapons."
“Good to hear it, Commander,” said Patterson jovially, “Now, you’ll be under Captain Miranda Howe, who captains the cruiser LNS Fury. We’ll be doing some fleet exercises over the next week to get your battlegroup up to speed. Once you lot are ready, we’ll be sending you on your first mission. Good luck out there, Commander. Dismissed.”
“Thank you, sir. I’ll give it my all,” said Havelock as he rose from his chair to salute the Vice Admiral, and left to inform his crew.
