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Glen went to his Ready Room, but before Kord had a chance to join him, Noelle Ghassan came to see him first.

Once Glen had finished with Noelle, he was ready to speak to Kord, but at that moment Bre called him.

=^=Captain Glen, Lieutenant Davis here. I need to speak with you and the Commander at your earliest convenience. I know you’re busy, just give me a time and I’ll be there.=^= she said.

Even if Glen didn’t wish to speak to her at the moment, she wanted to go back to her quarters and take a shower before bringing the babies.

It was precisely these kind of Human Resource issues, such as those concerning Noelle and Bre, that Glen wanted to discuss with Kord.

=/\= I’m meeting with Kord right now =/\= Glen replied. =/\= Can you come in an hour? =/\=

Bre was relieved for the break.

=^=That suits me fine sir.=^= she responded.

When Kord would arrive, Glen would say, “Take a seat… or, stand if you prefer!”

“By your command.” Kord said and stood before the Captain’s desk.

Kord waited to hear the topic of conversation before deciding if he would sit or stand after the conversation started.

“I really wanted to speak to you about Bre Davis,” said Glen, “but then Noelle Ghassan just came in to see me before you, and I’ve realised that we actually have a whole host of human resources problems to sort out.... Anyway, Bre first… I think you will agree with me that a Federation Starship is no place to bring up twin babies. I’m not sure if you were around but a former CSO, Andromeda du Astra, tried it with my own son, Iain, when he was born. She left for her mother in France after only a few months. She may have had other reasons, but you get my gist… alien planets, alien battles, alien parasites, alien infections… it just isn’t a safe environment to children. So, I wanted your thoughts on that really?”

”…Then there is the good doctor. She has kept it very quiet, but as Captain I know everything. Noelle is now in the finally stages of Cancer and she can no longer cope with work. I removed her from CMO and made up an honorary position for her as Physician-in-Chief, but at some point, very soon, she will have to leave us for a hospice…”

”…and that brings up the question of her replacement… Now Doctor Cross is the senior physician. She really did excel herself on the last mission. She stayed out of trouble, she was helpful, and she followed my orders. She practically runs the Sickbay herself now anyway. However, I can’t help but wonder if she is the right person for the job, with her poor record of insubordination and her fiery temperament. And I’ll have to promote her to full Lieutenant too. Am I just asking for problems if I promote her? But who else is there that can do the job?”

“Finally, there is our acting Chief Engineer, Tiastri Ezial. I can’t see any reason why we don’t make that field promotion a permanent one. Can you?”

Glen, CO