The Bear and the Dragon.

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[font=agency fb]Location: [color=#FFFFFF]The Politburo Chamber, Planet Volograd
Date: 15th June 819 AS

"Reports are still sketchy at best but it appears the ship was not completely destroyed but was jumped to another location."

[color=#FFFFFF]The new revelations reverberated around the table. The emergency session which was convened for today was not going well. The loss of the XR-2 was a hammer blow to the Coalition's new shipbuilding campaign. The driveyards were already delayed with the new, and old, Trotsky class preparations. The XKR project had been delayed, and now Project Red Letter Day stood in ruins. The Deputy Premier nodded to both Commandant Ling and Colonel Rhade who were standing behind the members around the table. The Deputy Premier was feeling more confident and calm than he was the previous day. Especially when he heard Doctor XiaoBei's "theory".

"I shall introduce Doctor XiaoBei shortly, who can explain things a little better. In the meantime, as overseer of this project. I urge you all not to throw in the towel. We have fought from weakened positions and setbacks before. This is no different. We must accelerate plans for the XR-3. Commandant, has the XR-1 been secured?"
[color=#FFFF00]"Dui. We have discovered that the problem revolved around...."
"XiaoBei will explain Commandant. I asked if the XR-1 was secure. Now has it been significantly delayed or not?"
"I would say so. Preliminary reports put us back at least 2 weeks, perhaps more. The shields saved...."
".. you from losing both our flagships and your pride Commandant! How could you allow such an error to happen?!"
"The technician at fault as already been summarily executed."

Ling nodded at Rhade. He could understand why his uncle was seething with rage, and understood that as overseer - He had much to lose.

[color=#66FFFF]"Good. Find those at fault for the errors and shoot them in full view of the other scientists. Now.. Questions before XiaoBei's... "theory"

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