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Posted March 16, 2019, 7:35 a.m. by Captain John Tiberius Glen (Captain) (David Fergusson)

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Kord looked up at the cadets, instructors, and his fellow crewmates.

“My species is old, long lived, and nearly extinct. I have been in this area of space for longer than Humans have had warp flight. I have seen the rise of the Federation, though I’ve had no direct involvement in it, from it’s infancy as the Coalition of Planets. I observed the unfolding events of the Babel Crisis…” Kord went on for about a half hour speaking of the Romulan attempt to destabilize the region as only a person that had been there could.

Tinga was listening intently. She had been informed correctly, not a lecture to miss.

Glen was also fascinated, not so much by the history which he was familiar with, but with the fact that Kord had never talked about himself in this detail before.

Cross had an intent and observed look as she listened attentively ,she had been on the same ship for quite same time and yet knew next to nothing about the man.The Cmdr had a habit of providing the required response in just one sentence…maybe two at the best of times.

William barely blinked as he listened to the Commander speak. He had heard rumours of the longevity of his people but he had no idea the man himself was so… ancient. This lecture would be completely different to the others, filled with historic information and what one can learn from that. It was going to be an interesting hour.

Kord continued.

“Now you know about as much as I do about the actual talks and diplomacy involved with United Earth, Vulcan, the Andorian Empire, Rigel, Denobula, Coridan, and Tellar as well as several minor planets. But even there there was still tension and a few that never joined due to political and theological differences. A large part of their refusal was due to the adherence that their type of governance was the only type that was correct and that anything else was an abomination or that their particular race was superior to all others and should be under their rule. cough Romulans cough” Kord paused.

Kord went on for another hour speaking of events that he had been around for during the forming of the Coalition and the Federation, at least at those times when he was in Federation territory. A lot of them were either skirting the battles or about the effects of the shifting borders and policies on colonies.

“And those are some of my experiences to about ten Terran years after the formation of the UFP.”

Cross realized he had evaded saying anything personal and she was no wiser in knowing Kord ,yet the doctor understood the Cmdr was not one to deliver a lecture ..nope that was just not in him.

Glen was also disappointed that Kord hadn’t said how he was personally involved. It was what you would have expected from Kord but still…

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