Admiral Vantori: "Flynt! Good to see you again; please have a seat. I understand you've had some interesting adventures lately." "Yes Admiral, I suppose we did; it's all in the reports we transmitted," said Captain Flynt and continued, "So, the upgrades on my Procyon all done? Dings and scratches all patched? New coat of paint?" Vantori: "About that, I'm afraid I have some good news and some bad news." Flynt's expression turned serious, "Oh?" Vantori: "The Procyon will be repurposed for standard commercial use and you will no longer be commanding it." Flynt: "Not sure I want to know the bad news." "That was the bad news," said Vantori, "The Procyon is a good ship, but obsolete for your needs. Your new ship is now the Kronos, a Nova-class battleship disguised as a somewhat conventional deep-space explorer. It has been fully tested and burned-in, and waiting for you at shipyard R2. Any files and belongings left by you and your crew have been carefully transferred, and the ship's AI will brief you on anything you need to know. Now will you join me for lunch? We can chat some more -- and I'm hungry." ------------------ (AI input, PSP and manual postwork)