Aggy- Book 1
Copyright© 2009 by Green Dragon
Chapter 7
The time passed with the Crypt at some time frantically arranging their lives to visit yards and ships. To talk with the people directly involved often meant accompanying a ship on its shake-down cruise post major overhaul interspersed with visits to the Naval Architects for exchange of ideas. The Architects' wing became the second home for the Crypt.
The various attachments meant repetitious contact with Sir Laurence Hernandes' office to get the necessary paperwork. The informal visits to the yards usually presented no problems except for the occasional hiccough over clearance as the Crypt had only Green Card entry. Requests from Captain Rowan as head of section for manuals and handbooks almost always circumvented the rare encounters with Security.
Sir Laurence's staff nicknamed McCock and his minions "The Cockerel and his Flock" because of the sometimes ruffled feathers left behind by the somewhat socially inept individuals of the Crypt. The Crypt continued to be used by third floor but the "Cockeral" stuck elsewhere.
McCock's personal skills rapidly developed as he smoothed ruffled feathers, egos, and pride which surfaced from time to time. McCock had, with Rowan's permission, taken to wearing RMN work coveralls with only his Grenoble rank bars on his shoulder flaps. He even messed with the POs as this didn't require change of uniform which might have raised protests to a greater height of 'spying' / 'interfering with ships crew going about their proper duty'.
The Room 3001 meetings defending the proposals became legendary in the Bureau. They were chaired by Rowan with the Crypt clustered at the other end. The top of the table was always covered with a hologram of the part under discussion – better called arguments. On one side sat the "yard" experts which included the Architects' representatives, and on the other sat the "users" group – serving fleet officers – never less than full Commanders.
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