During any arguments, Ethan mentally kept track of everything said in order to identify the main issues that needed to be solved. Ethan was rapidly creating scenarios where these may get in the way. When Ethan had finished the majority of probably results and occurrences, he concluded that the probability of failure due to conflicts were too high; the percentage value was 28%. Ethan mentally thought, [color=800080]"Further observations of my teammates' conscious decisions and personalities will be necessary if the team as a whole is to become effective."[/color] Atticus' announcement of team tags was noted. He would have to look into that later, in order to be able to respond efficiently when the tags are in use. When the captain alerted them about the officer, Ethan barely had to do anything. He was already standing in the posture that Atticus was using, so all Ethan had to do was bring his arm up for a salute.