Darrin lifted his head as the Commander began to speak.  His ears seemed to be tuned to Makari's voice.  In a way, it unnerved him.  He could walk into a crowded room and there could be dozens of conversations going, but it would be the Commander's voice he heard...if he were being truthful, it was the one he listened for.<br/><br/>Without even realizing he was doing so, a smile spread across his face to match Makari's, even before he knew the reason for it.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"This is the information we needed... now we can work out how to stop them... I might have ideas in that regard, our transporters should have scans before the free radicals were introduced, and we can test that theory... though not ship wide... one person, one cell.... just a simple, small test."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"I'm your man."  Darrin answered without a thought.  There was a half beat in time where the words just hung there between them.  That half beat where Darrin wished he could pull what he said back, and make a much more dignified response.  He swallowed hard, then stuttered,  "I..I ah.. mean... as CMO, it would only make sense that... I be the one."  He closed his eyes and shook his head.  "Yeah...not cutting it huh?" He looked up at the Commander and laughed at himself.<em>God, I got it bad</em>, he groaned to himself.<br/>