Of course, Hall was not happy that his proposal was rejected. But that was not the true cause. What he did not like was that the rejection reduced his reputation. He was glad that it came from someone without much say, though, but the fleet admiral's completely beat his hopes to the ground. However, if someone opposed or everyone was for the decision, it would still allow him to study the amount of support the fleet admiral had. But that was not his main concern.
An inspection.
It was known than the south was not very threatened and that those who threatened it were not the best pilots in Sirius, let alone the most sober ones. Because of that it was the south that received the newest of recruits, and the least disciplined ones. A considerable part of the forces was the Civilian Defense Initiative, a group of patriotic office workers and merchants flying whatever they could afford. It was Hall's job to bring the rabble into order, and although he liked it and thus did it well, by the way of the lash of course, they were not exactly fit for an inspection. He felt a wish to immediately leave the meeting to make them practice aiming and arrange for their uniforms to finally be washed. But before that, he would opt stopping the inspection before it started.
"I propose the Avalon for that. She is a carrier already stationed with the Norfolk, she can house and supply many patrols, and she possesses the space needed for troops, if necessary. I am prepared to move the ship at your command, fleet admiral. Especially with this added, I am aware that you have a lot on your shoulders, so I propose to perform the inspection myself. I command the fleets after all. I will notify you of the results."
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