Interacting with [@Azaria Blue], Kiki Williams & [@TalijaKey], Angelino Fabbro

Cole regarded the proceedings grimly as the living departed the plane. When he’d told those that were able to disembark, most of them seem to think that meant that they were going somewhere, which they were, but he had to break the truth to them in as delicate a way as he was capable, though he was not particularly known for his eloquence. Training would normally dictate that the aircraft be used as a shelter and survivors were to stay with the wreck if at all possible. With the exception of the tail section, the plane was not a total write-off and sat very cantankerously on its remaining fuel weight where it had plowed up the ground after the main gear failed. The scene reminded him of the big styrofoam gliders he used fling at his grandparents’ house as a child. They’d soar for dozens and dozens of yards before landing nose down, tail up, just like this one. For brief millisecond he could feel the humidity of in-land North Florida where he’d grown up before a gust of wind and a question brought is his mind to the present.

[i]Now what do we do?[/i]

Cole looked at the man. He was abnormally tall with a makeshift bandage wrapped around his head. “Just sit down and try to relax for the time being.” He said with a greater inflection of confidence than he’d thought himself capable. He realized that training was carrying him mentally and those expensive ETI courses he’d taken before hadn’t been for naught. Keeping up the morale of those that had survived could be as important as food and shelter. “Once the first officer and I have checked over the aircraft we’re going to inventory everything we have that’s useable.” Calorie preservation would be important and they’d have to ration what they had which meant only the able-bodied needed to participate in the inventory. A head injury could mean any number of things and he didn’t want the man passing out. “So sit tight, I’m going to talk to everyone before we get started.”  
    
He glanced down at his clipboard which held a copy of the day’s weather reports for the area. Snow flurries overnight, getting colder. Maintaining everyone’s core body temperature would be the first priority. Another voice chimed for his attention:

[i]Mister uh, Pilot man?[/i] A female voice inquired. [i]Whatever. Anyway, should we get out the like, luggage? Like with all of our stuff in it. Mine has some...corrosive material and it may leak if it’s broken…[/i]

He looked in her direction and then down a bit following the voice to its short statured, oddly colored source. The words [i]corrosive materials[/i] took his attention and he flipped back some of the pages from his clipboard to the cargo manifest. He seemed to remember seeing it when they’d taken off from Gunsa. It was nothing out of the ordinary for him to haul hazardous materials, but since they were now crash-landed she brought up a valid concern. His eyes scanned from behind his sunglasses. The manifest indeed marked it as hazardous, but the amount was fairly small. The loaders had marked the case with yellow tape. “You must be Kiki.” He said in a similar tone as he’d addressed the other man. Her name was next to entry on the manifest. “If it’s still on board we’ll get it out asap.” 

He glanced back to the cargo door where the others were making their way out of the plane and in retrospect realized he hadn’t at all needed the extra seating. There had been enough space for most everyone to choose their seat. A grim lottery the victims had been unaware of when they boarded. He carefully regarded the woman with the dog as they left the wreck. She was the weapon carrier, [i]Knowles, McKenna Avery[/i], and had a small arsenal connected to her according to the manifest. Part of him wondered if she was some kind of mercenary, but the crippled dog that tagged around with her seemed to dispel that suspicion to some extent. He privately resolved to keep an eye on her.

“I’m going speak to everyone before we get started.” He said to Kiki. “Do me a favor and keep an eye on this gentleman over here.” He said nodding towards Angelino.