this will be a Flex  thread.. for right now..used  for  those in Bura  to  Finish the  tail end of  some RP.. You can use this, Until Flex is shut  down

 BURA...ONLY ( right now)

Roy nodded with a low grunt...and a hint of approval in his eyes, as though Izzy had just passed some kind of test.  "Did some time over there, as well...I had twenty years in the Corps before Hack selected my file out of the heap to serve on the Hermes, there weren't many conflict zones on Earth that I didn't see for at least a little while."  His tone wasn't boastful, neither was it condescending...just statement of fact.

"I'm not gonna sugar-coat it...most, if not all of the veterans on the Hermes, and throughout the Fleet, are gonna be wary around you for a while...the newcomers will welcome you, because they're going through a different version of the same thing.  The best thing you can do to win people over is be a good soldier.  I gave her the same advice...when these people know they can rely on you, they'll move mountains for you...but until then, they're going to tolerate you, at best.  You'll find that in any outfit full of veterans...they've lost too many friends to open up easily, and they've seen too many hotshots come in and die quickly.  If you can endure that trial period, they'll watch your back in any situation."

He looked in the eyes for a moment, then broke into a slight grin.  "From what I hear, you're off to a good start.  Hang in there."

With her seemingly passing the SM's test concerning her combat experience, she would find herself feeling kind of relieved that the veteran had seemingly accepted her, if only on a provisional basis, making her uphill struggle just a little less steep.

As Roy explained the situation with the veterans she would nod her head in understanding having experienced some of the same feelings amongst her last squad, remembering how by the end of her tour in Afghanistan that most of them treated her like their baby sister and how she had come to suspect that a certain sergeant had become rather sweet on her. The same sergeant that had called her a parasite and a hindrance on her first day "I understand...it just sucks knowing that I'm not going to have anyone to talk to for a while...in a non-professional manner that is" she said with a sigh before smiling as Ry told her to hang in there, "thank you...I...um...may have a present for you when we get back to the Hermes, also we should probably discuss the Admiral's decision to make Delta night public at some point in the future" she said, clearly sceptical as to how well the latter would go "Right, well I'd better let you find that Burian military book you're after though...um...if you don't find it you're welcome to watch kung-fu movies with me" she offered with a friendly smile before returning to her seat and making herself comfy.