[hr][hr][center][color=0076a3][h2]STEIN KALFOX[/h2][/color]
[sub][i][b]“Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.”[/b][/i]
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[center][b]BRIEFING ROOM  -  NEW ANCHORAGE[/b][/center]

The whole incident with Percy felt strange, even to someone like Stein. The blonde-haired pilot recalled situations where she had been in a similar situation as Percy, though the last time she had felt so nervous and crippled by her emotions was when she was still an inexperienced child— a memory that was barely one she could recall. Though there was something off about what had just happened between their Commander and Percy, something that Stein couldn’t quite place. Why would their Commander belittle him and rattle him rather than simply dismiss his anxiety and get back to the point?

However odd, Percy’s feelings were not so important to Stein and she had to focus on the rest of what was left of the briefing. Though seeing the man that rattled into such a state made her wonder how emotionally compromised he actually was. Would this risk them their lives at a crucial moment in battle? As Stein thought this her brows narrowed at the possibility of such a thing. She had already almost died due to someone’s emotions and she wouldn’t let that happen again. 

She would make a note to talk to him immediately after the briefing had concluded. 

As time progressed and the rest of her unit began to make for the exit she approached Sophia, remembering before she’d look for Percy she had to get some additional intelligence… about her own unit.

[color=0076a3]“I have an inquiry before I return to assigned downtime preluding the missions, Commander.”[/color]

[color=8882be]“Make it quick.”[/color]  

[color=0076a3]“Your assistant forgot to hand me individual dossiers on my squad, I would like to read them over before the missions.”[/color]

The information she needed was something she had forgotten to request upon her introduction to the facilities and their operations— having been too distracted by her NC’s own damages and what necessary repairs and analyses she needed to run to get it back to “fighting” shape. Had she been a little less shell shocked and distracted she wouldn’t feel so utterly blind to who her unit was. Going off words from her Commander’s assistant were not enough. It was weird being separated from the only comrades she had known for so many years; a reason the intel of her new unit slipped her mind, after all she had been used to already knowing who her team was beforehand. Switching from Corporate to Independent had a degree of whiplash, no matter who you were. Stein realized that now.

[color=8882be]“Did he? Well, that’s a quick fix.”[/color]

The request didn’t seem to bother Sophia and with her aggressive retorts earlier, which was good. Because Stein didn’t have reason to argue or debate.

[color=0076a3]“Thank you, Commander.”[/color]

The exchange didn’t take long, as one of Sophia’s other assistants quickly rounded up the files she requested and handed them to her. Stein followed the acquisition with a quick salute to her commanding officer before she left the briefing room— being the last of the group of pilots to do so.

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[center][b]CORRIDORS  -  NEW ANCHORAGE[/b][/center]

As Stein walked through the corridors she began quickly flipping through the files she had been given. Whilst she was mostly concerned about what the particular pages that contained information on Percy at the moment she still glanced over noteworthy mentions about her other teammates. 

[color=0076a3][i]“Hm. This is sufficient background information for now.”[/i] [/color] She thought as she closed the file after reading enough to get what she [i]needed[/i] to know. It was here that she saw the visage of her comrades making through the corridor. 

[color=0076a3][i]“I suppose I should find him now, hopefully it does not take up too much of my time.”[/i] [/color]

Stein made off in search of Percy.