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Starting Point.

Posted by GargoyleFor group 0
Iphigenia Ramsbottom
player, 3 posts
Mon 15 Jun 2015
at 05:51
  • msg #77

Re: Starting Point

 “Wow this place is so different from the medical facilities on space station Liberty. she says under her breath as she is escorted to the commander’s office. The escort knocks on the door. She waits patiently until someone opens the door.

While waiting for her orders, Iphigenia asks her escort where 2nd Lt Cerise happens to be located, or if they could show the way to where she might be, or to where she can get her gear at as well as how to get to the medical facilities?

Iphigenia waits in front of her commanders office for further instructions.


  
This message was last edited by the player at 04:08, Wed 17 June 2015.
Gargoyle
GM, 591 posts
Game Master
Wed 17 Jun 2015
at 04:43
  • msg #78

Re: Starting Point


  Iphigenia, You are invited into Commander Rockatansky officer. The room is bare except his desk and the two chairs on either side of it. The desk has a holographic imager that has your file currently up for both to see.

  He smiles, I am glad you have accepted the invite to join my black-ops team. Your room is 234, your cyclone is already in the hanger being painted black. Your new uniforms are awaiting for you to pick up. Your CO is in Room 123 and I imagine she will be there in the later evening.

  As the groups only medic you will care for all the members of the Vulture teams. This includes the Dropship's crew, The marines and Veritech squad assigned to her.

  You have a few days left of leave before we depart into our six month voyage. You are dismissed unless you have any questions.


  Once you have gotten your uniforms you are shown where your room is.
Iphigenia Ramsbottom
player, 5 posts
Wed 17 Jun 2015
at 06:21
  • msg #79

Re: Starting Point

Iphigenia walks into the commander’s office and salutes Commander Rockatansky.
Yes Sir, I too am glad to join the black-ops team sounds like a great opportunity to hone and grow my skills. The only medic she thought, of how many persons?
She goes too pick up her new uniforms and then goes to her new room number 234, she get to the room and looks around, she noticed that there are a few bunks filled already, she took the closest bunk to the door so she has an easier way of getting to an emergency she puts her uniforms and her other miscellaneous gear in the locker provided for her.
Seeing that everything in her room was in order, she walks up to room 123 where her CO Lt Cerise is and knocks on the door.
Miriana Thakun
player, 88 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Wed 17 Jun 2015
at 09:53
  • msg #80

Re: Starting Point

Miriana disengaged her VR headset after logging out of the game she had been in. A quick look around told her that her roommate, Aiko, still had not arrived. It was probable at this point that she had missed a transfer flight somewhere down the line and wouldn't be arriving until the net transport would dock.

She shrugged. She placed the headset neatly back in the box she had got it from, and decided to go to the Mess hall for a bite to eat.
Cerise
player, 32 posts
Call Sign: Sue
2nd LT Explorer Corps
Wed 17 Jun 2015
at 15:20
  • msg #81

Re: Starting Point

After the first couple of days, which she mostly spent studying, calculating, checking on gear and equipment, and generally planning the mission, Cerise spent most of her days around civilians. She especially liked to talk to children and homeless people; both had unique insights that they were generally willing to share. She also enjoyed giving the homeless people food, as it seemed quite sad to her that nourishment was not free for humans. During the evening she was mostly in her quarters with all of the lights on. She also acquired some work lights to further brighten her quarters. When Iphigenia arrives, she is sitting at the desk, watching a historical documentary about Earth's 1980's. When she hears the knock she turns down the volume and goes tot he door "Hello? Ah, you must be Iphigenia, the corpsman? It is nice to meet you. I am second lieutenant Cerise. Ah, please excuse the lights, I will put some of them out so that you can be more comfortable." Cerise turns out the work lights that are making her room glaringly bright, and offers Iphigenia as chair. "As I said, it is nice to meet you." Cerise offers her hand to shake, then sits down as well.
Epiphany Keita
player, 23 posts
Callsign: Snowflake
PFC MilitarySpecialist
Wed 17 Jun 2015
at 19:08
  • msg #82

Re: Starting Point

Epiphany spends her time getting used to the ship, finding its nooks and crannies.  She establishes an appropriate path to run for her "morning" workout and introduces Sundiata to the crew.  She does spend a little time off ship but that is to merely buy supplies for the excursion, mainly a large amount of footballs, which she uses to play fetch with Sundiata when she can.  After her Cyclone is painted she checks it out by running a few exercises in it to make sure the paint didn't cause any strange glitches.  "I do like the new color though." she says approvingly.
Iphigenia Ramsbottom
player, 6 posts
Thu 18 Jun 2015
at 05:43
  • msg #84

Re: Starting Point

Iphigenia takes 2nd Lt Cerise’s offered hand as she sits down “It’s nice to meet you too Lt.” Iphigenia asks Cerise one question of which really had her going crazy, ” When Will I have access to everybody’s medical records, I would like to review them before we deploy.
Gargoyle
GM, 593 posts
Game Master
Thu 18 Jun 2015
at 09:08
  • msg #85

Re: Starting Point

GM Note: I am gonna go ahead and assume everyone has checked in with commanders and bunks. I am hoping we do not have a high loss. But this is the begin of the adventure. I will be opening the other thread for mission shortly.


  The days leading up to the fleets departure see you and everyone else too busy to do much more then work and sleep.  Mecha check and recheck. The Vulture and Wraith squadron sit on a hanger bay alone where they are made ready. The Missiles and ammo being loaded into the various mecha under the supervision of each of the operators and pilots. Test flights have been short distances around Space Station Freedom to ensure everything is working properly.

   The Fleet vessels are giving the final prep and preflight test their full attention and it is with a little surprise that the UES Hawkings is added last minute to the fleet’s roster. The Garfish hanger pods have been replaced with the science pods. But like the rest of the fleet it is fully involved with mission preps.
   As the Ground pounders enter the hanger with their mecha they see new emblem on the right shoulders. Most of the members jaws hit the floor with satisfaction. (players have to decide for themselves of their reaction)
  Members Wraith Squadron comes up to their mecha to find an emblem on the right outside tail fin on their alpha Veritechs and on the right wing housing/arm the day before departure (it’s the picture below).
  As the shuttle crew, ground team and vertiech squadron begin to load the Vulture with the various mecha of the three groups, Commander Rockatansky and is aid Lt. Vanrossum walk onto the deck. The young Vulture pilot Sgt. Swift announces their arrival by giving the standard Officer on Deck call so everyone knows and comes to attention in front of the Vulture.

   Commander Rockatansky’s has a grim face on as he looks at each of you before he finally speaks; “ First  you will notice Your ground team is now officially known as Banshees, they will be led by Lt. Thakun, with Sgt. Korvan  as her Executive Officer.  Now as you all know we are departing tomorrow at 0600, The Vulture and Hyena will be flying escort. Each drop ship will be on a forty eight hour rotation between missions. This means you will be on active duty and off the Gambit for two whole days while the Hyena and her crew get to rest in their bunks while your team enjoys the comfy feeling of closeness of your dropship.
  Now In two day we will be defolding in the Unicrum sector. From this point the Vulture and the Hyena will be sent out to various locations ahead of the fleet to survey which course the fleet will take. Your job is simple; your secondary duty is to find habitable worlds. Make sure there are no Invid or other Hostile life and report back to the Gambit. Your primary job is to make sure that any hostiles are unable to strike the fleet in any capacity. I cannot stress enough on your primary purpose. Your failure to do your primary mission could put the fleet in danger. Under no circumstance are you to return to the fleet with hostile in tow.”

  He give each of you another solid look before he opens the floor to questions.


Wraith Squadron emblem
 

Banshees Squadron emblem

This message was last edited by the GM at 09:25, Thu 18 June 2015.
Cerise
player, 33 posts
Call Sign: Sue
2nd LT Explorer Corps
Thu 18 Jun 2015
at 20:58
  • msg #86

Re: Starting Point

In reply to Iphigenia Ramsbottom (msg # 84):

"Have you checked your account in the SCI network? Since we're all under the special operations umbrella, it is likely that all records about us are considered sensitive compartmented information. Of course, as the medic you would have need to know for the medical information, so you should have access. If you don't, let me know and I'll contact Lt. Vanrossum and get it worked out."
Miriana Thakun
player, 89 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Thu 18 Jun 2015
at 21:04
  • msg #87

Re: Starting Point

Miriana simply nodded hearing she was to be in charge of her own squadron. While it was normally odd to have an Engineering officer as squadron leader, she saw it as simple confirmation that her efforts had not gone unnoticed, and were rewarded accordingly. Now to make good on those expectations.

- "Sergeant Korvan, Private Sillia, i would request your presence in my quarters please, room one-two-six. That is all."

And without further ado she left for her quarters to receive the two she had just called to her quarters for varying reasons. Korvan made sense for being her assistant, but her reason for calling Sillia could only be guessed at.
Iphigenia Ramsbottom
player, 7 posts
Fri 19 Jun 2015
at 19:23
  • msg #88

Re: Starting Point

Imphigenia nods her had and tells her Lt. "I will do that, thank you, I completely forgot about the SCI network."Imphigenia, stands up as to leave and offers her hand as she does so."Thank you ma'am, I've got some things to go do, since I arrived much later than I anticipated."
Cerise
player, 35 posts
Call Sign: Sue
2nd LT Explorer Corps
Fri 19 Jun 2015
at 21:31
  • msg #89

Re: Starting Point

Cerise shakes Imphigenia's hand once again as she leaves.

(Later, after the briefing with the Commander)

Cerise calls up Miriana Thakun: "Third Lieutenant Thakun, I was wondering if you and the remainder of our specialist ground team could build something for me? I'd really like some sort of small satellite that could act as a relay for interstellar communication. It should be as simple as possible, but should also have some means of signalling it to self destruct. We could use such a device as a means of reporting back to the fleet without the possibility of giving the fleet's location away."
Gargoyle
GM, 595 posts
Game Master
Sat 20 Jun 2015
at 08:51
  • msg #90

Re: Starting Point


  As Korvan listens to the commander, he stands at attention. when the meeting is over and Lt. Thakun tells him and Sillia to report to her quarters, he salutes and says yes ma am.

  It is clear that there is some friction between the two teenagers on the group, the fifteen year old Corporal Winters and Lt. Grey seem to be at odds and several times they even get into a screaming match. Sgt Korvan and Lt. Cherkovski have to order the two apart.

  The rest of the crew are quite as the commander speaks and as soon as the commander goes get back to work loading ordnance and running through the final preps.

  Iphigenia looks over the small room which is her medical facility. One trauma bed and emergency equipment only. You find your medical console with everyone attached to the vulture's crew files.


  GM Note: I will be moving the adventure tomorrow. Close anything you need to do please. I will be getting the crew and other team members descriptions shortly.
Sillia
NPC, 11 posts
Call Sign:
PFC: Military Specialist
Sat 20 Jun 2015
at 08:56
  • msg #91

Re: Starting Point


  Sillia give a curious look to her new squadron officer. The techie did not seem the type to be in command of a combat squad. She had to wonder what combat experience she even had.

  Like Korvan, She stands at attention and salutes Lt. Thakun.

  A bit later she shows up and knocks on the door. When she is bid to enter she comes to attention and salutes. "PFC Sillia reporting Ma'am"
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:56, Sat 20 June 2015.
Miriana Thakun
player, 90 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Sat 20 Jun 2015
at 18:43
  • msg #92

Re: Starting Point

Sitting inside at the small desk, Miriana gave Sillia permission to enter. She had heard the shouting match begin and had assumed Korvan would come later, as long as such shouting matches were not among Banshee members themselves she supposed her appointed assistant would be more than capable making arrangements with the Wraiths' XO without having to bother either of their respective Commanders.

- "Greetings private. Have a seat."

She motioned to a nearby chair, waiting for the Garudan to sit down or state her preference to remain standing, whichever she preferred.

- "The reason i've called you here is two concerns of mine regarding unit cohesion and efficacy. I'm not one to bandy words so i'll cut to the chase. First, as the only other HK pilot in Banshee Squadron, what is your experience with the HK? I've been on multiple sorties and campaigns and have my Elite Combat certification. If you are still in the process of mastering the HK i could assist you with some lessons in the sim, but you will understand my obligation to ensure members of my Squadron get assigned mission objectives within their individual capabilities."

She paused for a few seconds to let it sink in before continuing, preferring to have Sillia think of both replies at the same time.

- "The second is simpler, and of a more cultural concern. You are a Garudan. As fate would have it, both your CO and XO are Zentraedi, as are some of your fellow squadron members. Will this be a problem?"
Sillia
NPC, 12 posts
Call Sign:
PFC: Military Specialist
Sat 20 Jun 2015
at 20:32
  • msg #93

Re: Starting Point


  Taking the seat offered to her, Silla listens to the questions carefully before speaking. "Ma'am, Ill address your more pressing concern. I have enlisted in the UEEF knowing full well that there would be Both Tirolians and Zentraedi alike. I have no ill will towards any. Your race was designed to obey orders and being both a military and police for the Robotech Master." Her feline eyes looking straight into the officers without malice or dishonesty. " As for the HK power armor, I have only just been given the opportunity to operate the unit. which I must confess I am liking so far. My M.O.S. training is that of a scout sniper and Storm team. I have a railgun assinged to me. Sgt Korvan as told me he will be using me in an over-watch duty."

  her smile can be seen through the breathing mask "I'll not let you down ma'am."
Miriana Thakun
player, 91 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Sat 20 Jun 2015
at 20:43
  • msg #94

Re: Starting Point

Miriana gave Sillia a nod in response.

- "Excellent, i shall be looking forward to favorable sim results. Dismissed, private."

From the tone of her voice was not appreciation, but rather the satisfaction of having heard the answer she had been expecting to hear. While ill feelings and revenge were foreign among the Zentraedi ranks -- she preferred to see the actions of Malcontents to be an offshoot of overexposure to Micronian culture -- humans were far more inclined to such feelings, and she wanted to make sure Sillia had the 'correct' mentality when it came to that.

She pulled out a datapad and started bringing up schematics, then took a piece of paper and started making pencil drawings of what appeared to be a satellite of some shape or form. While she had not replied to Cerise's transmission she had indeed received it, and did not want to waste her time with anything other than results, or at the very least a workable set of schematics, and there was no reason she shouldn't get started on it in the time it took Korvan to reach her room.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:46, Sat 20 June 2015.
Sillia
NPC, 13 posts
Call Sign:
PFC: Military Specialist
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 01:21
  • msg #95

Re: Starting Point


  With a; "Yes Ma'am" a sharp Salute Sillia turns and heads off to do other things.

  She is a bit off. she muses to herself as she makes her way back to the hanger with the Vulture.
Gargoyle
GM, 596 posts
Game Master
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 01:39
  • msg #96

Re: Starting Point


  Dealing with Cpl. Winters Korvan makes his way to Lieutenant Thakun's quarters, passing Sillia though the hall. A quick nod of acknowledgement as he passes by, he chooses not to ask why she was questioned. before he knocks, he strightens his uniform  and makes sure not even a hair is out of its place before he knocks on the young officers door.

  Once he is invited in, salutes and says; "Staff Sergent Korvan Eshta, reporting as ordered Ma'am." He declines any offer to sit preferring to stand. He is hard and the scar on the left side of his face a grim reminder of the many hard fought years of service. His gaze show no fear or concern, just discontent from being interrupted from his duties.
Miriana Thakun
player, 92 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 02:32
  • msg #97

Re: Starting Point

Miriana gave Korvan permission to enter and repeated much of the same routine she had with Sillia. Welcoming him in, offering the chair and giving no indication that she was put off by whichever of the two he would prefer -- in this case, stand. Yes, an interesting contrast.

- "Greetings Sergeant. As i have just told Sillia i do not make a habit of dancing around the subject, so there are a few things i have to ask you as this will be the first time we have met. We will doubtlessly need to coordinate our efforts and appear united even if we disagree on something... First, as my XO, are there any expectations you would have of me as your CO, and what is your preferred approach if, all things being equal, your choice would not affect the outcome?"

Spotting something in her peripheral vision, she looked down at the schematics she had been working on and corrected a small thing, scribbling a note about it in a corner of the paper. It was still very much a work in progress but most of the concept was ready to be formed into a proposition to Cerise later. Good. Very good. She looked up again.

- "My second question is also work related. When i asked Sillia about her expertise with the Hunter-Killer, she mentioned you planned for her to be on overwatch duty. Now, conveniently enough lieutenant Cerise has requested a self-destructible small satellite we could use as a communications relay so as not to allow any enemy listening outposts to triangulate the location of our home base. It will however take time for such a satellite to be built, and so for our first deployment i would like you and Sillia in high orbit to act as the aforementioned communications relay. You two will be consistently paired together, and it will provide plenty of opportunity to test private Sillia's maneuvering and general level of mastery over her HK. Only when you report to me that you are satisfied with her prowess will i move her on to missions with higher odds of combat: I will not allow the half-trained to endanger team survival. Understood?"
This message was last edited by the player at 02:36, Sun 21 June 2015.
Iphigenia Ramsbottom
player, 8 posts
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 03:30
  • msg #98

Re: Starting Point

While Iphigenia looks around her small medical facilities she thinks “I have to work here?” then she sees the medical console and slowly reads over the crews medical files. “I wonder if these files are on my PDA, for ease of access and necessity.” She made a mental note to ask her CO if its atleast possible.
She sits at the console for a few more hours reading everybody’s medical records. While Iphigenia reads over the files she makes another mental note to make sure that the files are up to date and if not to have a one on one with those whose files do need to be updated along the way.

Iphigenia Returns to her quarters late, exhausted from  traveling so far, reading all of the medical files, and the commanders briefing that she just fell on her bunk and instantly fell asleep.
Gargoyle
GM, 597 posts
Game Master
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 03:51
  • msg #99

Re: Starting Point

  Korvan listens to the lieutenants questions in order and watches how she is easily distracted while having a meeting with a subordinate, giving a disapproving look.

  His posture changes as he speaks; "I am assuming I have permission to speak freely since your questions require it." His voice does not rise but takes a more firm tone as he continues. "At this point it is obvious you have no real combat experience, so quite truthfully I would expect you not to get the entire squad killed on our first outing."
 His look becomes hard as steel. "Now lieutenant, you listen here. Private First Class Sillia has been cleared for the Hunter Killer suit. She is a marksman with a sniper rifle and the Armor Piercing Cannon she has been issued. She is the Squadrons most skilled wilderness Sniper scout."
 He does not even attempt to hide his contempt; "And where do you think I should wait while in space? A battlepod and a suit of hunter Killer power armor are not gonna be any match in zero gravity. Thats why Cerise has been assigned a Veritech Squadron. Lieutenant! Do you have any idea what our mission is yet? Besides what commander Rockatansky just said a short while ago? I will keep the squadron running and We'll follow your orders, Like them or not. But do understand I will not put the lifes of my troopers in needless harms way to bring you glory and honor."
Miriana Thakun
player, 93 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Sun 21 Jun 2015
at 15:22
  • msg #100

Re: Starting Point

Miriana took a deep breath, giving Korvan an unreadable look as he unleashed his contempt upon her. She had done well to have this private meeting right now, it was good to get the bad blood out so that both would know that they had to expect from one another, and the act of appearing disinterested in this meeting had goaded him into speaking his mind perfectly.

- "Sergeant..."

She paused for a second to ensure she had his attention, and his tirade had been over.

- "...The 'Thakun' which i took as my last name was a Zentraedi battlecruiser that served in Supreme Commander Dolza's fleet, and after the flagship's destruction we hid among the rings of Saturn to perform hit-and-run attacks on Micronian ships, expecting the Masters to send reinforcements. My clone line was an experimental one developed shortly afterwards to increase the amount of mental fortitude, increasing our resistance to exposure to Micronian culture. The reason i was cloned from Meltrandi cells rather than Zentraedi ones was because our ship carried a mixed crew of our own men and survivors recovered from the wreckage of allied ships. I am not some fresh trainee out of some Micronian Officer School, i was BORN an officer. Do we understand one another, Sergeant? My callsign, 'Taranis' is a reference to a mythological god of thunder in Micronian culture whom is also associated with the planet Jupiter, the location where i gained my first kill on a capital ship, a Garfish-class if memory serves. And we have kept this up until we were defeated six months ago. And while the Micronization process was not without its faults..."

She paused for a moment to brush some imaginary dust from the front of her uniform, the motion in itself intended to bring the attention on her body's apparent age.

- "...I assure you i am fully acquainted -- be it in a different manner than most -- with the strengths and weaknesses of Micronian vessels to be able to effectively command my squadron. Now, let that sink in for a moment... We were not traitors, we were not Malcontents, we were the enemy. I take pride in what i did, i do not regret a single moment of it. Just as i do not regret a single moment out of any of my actions since because it was those actions that allow me to fight the Invid like we were supposed to now."

She paused for a moment to wet her lips before continuing, trying to keep her own anger at being treated as an ignorant youth in check.

- "Now, as for private Sillia... As Commander Rockatansky has told us a moment ago, our primary objective, the one thing held above all else, is that we should not be leading the enemy back to the fleet. Sillia is a sniper, and it has been exactly this that made me decide to give her the task of acting as a communications relay until the satellite i am currently designing is cleared for construction. Because she is a sniper, she will have access to the best of optics and long-range scanning equipment. Because she is a sniper, she is trained in spotting potential hostiles at exceptionally long ranges. You are correct in that the two of you would stand little chance in combat in a zero gravity environment because you shouldn't be fighting there! Aside from relaying communications, your main task will be to inform the ground teams of approaching hostiles so we can all pull out long before we enter their scanning range, and coordinate the ground teams from above to take out minor threats. The task i am placing in your and Sillia's hands is directly related to our primary objective, our reason for being here and the success of the mission which we as a whole have been given."

She leaned back in her seat, folding her hands in front of her and placing them on the desk.

- "I am no stranger to the desire for honor and glory that exists both within the Zentraedi and Micronian forces, but do not reflect your desires in this field upon me. I am placing the keys to this mission's success in the combination of Sillia's ability to detect hostiles from exceptional ranges and your ability to strategically coordinate ground team movement for the utmost of efficiency and least risk possible. Are you saying that i was wrong to do so?"

She raised an eyebrow, waiting for Korvan to reply to her closing question.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:29, Sun 21 June 2015.
Gargoyle
GM, 603 posts
Game Master
Tue 23 Jun 2015
at 08:03
  • msg #101

Re: Starting Point

  Korvan looks at the Lieutenant in front of him trying to be trying to play his emotions with her last statement. Playing with her uniform Children; “Lieutenant, let’s be perfectly clear here, I do not care about where your call sign comes from. Or which clone line you come from. Your information is inaccurate, or your memory is faulty. There have not been any UEEF ships fighting Zentraedi in Earths Sector in the last Decade Lieutenant. I know you’re an educated young woman, I know you’re from Dr. Ikari’s group. I have served with Commander Rockatansky for two decades lieutenant,  I have been to Eden and seen many of the Works of Dr. Ikari. Hence the reason I have been assigned to you.”

  He looks at her for a moment collecting his thoughts.  He could not help but wonder if she had been trying to seduce him or play him.

  “Sillia is a scout and sniper, she is on over watch. A giant battlepod sitting on top of her is going alert every Invid or other species to her presence. I am not sure if you actually ever had true combat experience lieutenant. Nor do I think you truly know. But that said. You’re making a mission plan without any information, your drawing before you even getting to know your team. I am not sure what you are drawing but at this time the only communication devise with the fleet we have is the Dropship we have been assigned. So unless you want me sitting there babysitting you and your pictures I’ll be in the field leading the team and keeping your pretty uniform in prime condition.  Now ma’am unless you really have something important to say, I have a team and a bird to help prep.  Also lieutenant, I will not be coming back to your personal quarters.”

  Before he leave the room, He looks back at the young officer behind him; “if you do not like my style you have my permission to take it up with the commander directly.” With that he leaves.
Miriana Thakun
player, 96 posts
Callsign: Taranis
3rd Lt Engineering office
Tue 23 Jun 2015
at 11:37
  • msg #102

Re: Starting Point

- "No existing UEEF ships, true, but the squadron we are in does not technically exist either. And yet, here we are. My information is accurate."

Miriana kept looking at him as she corrected him, letting the implications of just how exactly she had met Dr. Ikari if she had had no connection to Earth or the UEEF prior to six months ago. She continued.

- "To clarify, I do not seek an XO that simply parrots everything I say nor one that fears too much for his personal career to intervene in what he sees as a poor strategic decision. Your response was satisfactory and I will expect you to continue to do so in the future. Dismissed."

She started rolling up the sketches she had made as Korvan left the room. She didn't like him much, but only a Micronian would allow that to influence a working relationship. He was efficient and different enough from her that she could expect different views and that was all she needed in an XO.
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