Michelle O'Brian stepped into the meeting room on board Winchester Station. It was hardly used these days, reserved particularly for meetings of the Board, or with Her Majesty's Royal advisors. The Majority of these meetings had been held recently in the War Cabinets war rooms.
The room had been ornately decorated with items of Bretonian military history, and at the centre was a large oak table, surrounded by high backed chairs, one for each of the Admirals and Commodores of the 12 Great Fleets. Michelle sat at the head of the table, a datapad placed before her. She had chosen her Dress Uniform for the occasion, representing the 1st New London Command Fleet.
The first to arrive was Admiral Norma Clark, head of the 11th Grimsby Research Fleet. She sat down at the bottom end of the table, placing her papers before her, clearly for her situational update.
Admiral Clark. Thank you for joining me. We shall wait for our colleagues to arrive before continuing.
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