Penny was somewhat conflicted in her assessment of the situation, in one sense, she wasn't entirely comfortable with children being put into testing situation with NCs but on the other hand, she knew this was the military and the tough decisions made are what is keeping Smith's Rest safe so she had no grounds to protest on beyond feeling a tad uncomfortable. She had seen children put in much worse situations around the world, such as the child soldiers that the Magen corporation were not-so-secretly outsourcing out of west Africa, Percy should be thankful that he could raise his daughter in a land free of that sort of Tyranny.  She found the way that Graham put them in their place was entirely appropriate, the ends justify the means. 

Apart from that little spat, she saw a lot of the newer recruits mixing with some of the established team. Although itchingly curious to ask everyone every question under the sun in an informal interview, she couldn't shake the fact she felt a tad out of her depth, apart from a few of the new recruits most of these people were battle hardened veterans, and Penny was a journalist who uses NCs to travel the world. While skilled and thoroughly trained she has probably seen the least live combat out of everyone here so she didn't want to expose any naivety before it was time for field action.

She saw [b]Agatha Smith[/b] look at the rest of the group with a level of skepticism, someone as experienced as herself must be a little bit unsure if this eccentric group of pilots can really stay alive in battle and not jeopardize their own lives as well as well their teammates. The group then began to trail along behind Graham to the Hangar, Penny took a deep breath as she knew she was coming closer to the point having to prove herself in her trusted NC. It was terrifying but exhilarating at the same time.

Once walking Penny found herself at a good pace following directly behind Tahlia, it was a tense atmosphere but at least now the view was nice.