Re: Smoke on the horizon...
Ignoring Brooks for just a moment Corrigan couldn't help but feel a huge sense of relief at the sight of the two, though in the excitement he also didn't want to spark a misfire, intentional or otherwise so, as he slowly and purposefully lowered his weapon he spoke, softly so as to not agitate fraid nerves, and yet clearly enough to be heard. "Well, this is quite a reception! Thanks for the several gun salute, Tanya... And did you forget I couldn't understand that language Bernard?" he said, a grin breaking out on his face as he let the bareel of the RPK lower further while speaking again, this time to Brooks, "William, meet Tanya Redgrave with whom I escaped from a terrible situation a looong time ago, and Bernard Finnegan who we rescued from slavers... Tanya, Bernard, this William Brooks, a newly found friend of mine who would much prefer to not have to patch anyone up any time soon..." He emphasized the word intending to make them realize Brooks was a Corpsman, a valuable person to have these days and further hoping to distill the situation...