I just got a message back from Admiral Johnson about that report I filed about the state of current fleet craft. Where most admirals would likely wonder where a lowly lieutenant junior grade who's been puttering around in the fleet for over a decade with little upward motion to show for it comes off ripping apart Starfleet's best so completely, Johnson actually said it took balls. Yeah, he used that outdated sexist term that Spiegel wouldn't even include in his book. Johnson's a piece of work, but then any human who'd embrace my insanity and violence, and so generously overlook my obvious lack of respect for brass, could be nothing else.

The man really does want to win me over. Not only did he attach a complete official copy of the tech specs for the latest craft they're currently testing out to replace the aging fleet of Danube-class runabouts, but he's also said that if I'll send him a list of who I want on the team, he'll let me go pick the prototype up from the shipyards they recently opened in the Bajor sector for in the field testing out of the Shingen. They're calling it an Obama-class, seems a strong enough name for the craft. I haven't taken the time to skim the specs yet, so we'll see if the craft holds up to the name they've selected for it. I do hope they're including some of the trick shit they've backwards engineered out of the various Dominion tech that was acquired during the war, and I'm sure they'll include some of the better borg tech now that they've had lots of time to interrogate collaborate with that former drone that Voyager brought home with them.

Of course, I'm going to suggest Spiegel to come along. He wouldn't forgive me if I got to go and pick up a new toy and he didn't get to come along. I'll likely see if Noelle's interested in coming too. The Admiral suggested that I bring a security officer along, but I don't know and trust anyone in security on the Shingen yet, and I'm paranoid given that the bastard was in charge of security until recently and likely had influence on most of the officers here. Noelle can hold her own with and without a weapon, and so can I, so I'll explain to Johnson that she and I should be able to handle any security needed for the trip. Now I just need to decide if I'm going to ask Noelle if she's interested in coming, or if I should just assume she is and surprise her when the Admiral's orders come through.

He made it sound like it'd probably be a week or so after I get back to him before he'll be able to iron out all the bits in order to give the orders. That just gives me time to get my fun brewing in the holodeck and drop the specs he so kindly provided into the program. I wonder how long it'd take someone to find the Obama-class specs if I didn't say anything about making them available in the program.