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[color=c4df9b]"Let's see here, we got the reckless do-gooder,"[/color] he motions to Azir, [color=c4df9b]"the infamous daredevil turned straight-man,[/color] he directs at Boreas, [color=c4df9b]"the creepy young child,"[/color] referring to Oleander, [color=c4df9b]"and finally, the timid, bookish coder"[/color] he finishes, looking to Hueco. [color=c4df9b]"Not to mention the over-eager, under-experienced, self-centered hacker."[/color] he adds, standing up and bowing to the rest of the party. [color=c4df9b]"Yup, that's everyone alright. Guess Aegis wanted to get rid of a bunch of misfits by throwing them at a low-danger problem. No way that'll go wrong."[/color] VAC continues, half-jokingly.

[color=c4df9b]"But, onto serious business. Don't worry about the Spacefillers here, they can't really do anything at this point. If anyone sees a reason to keep them around, speak up. Otherwise, feel free to blast 'em. I'm also going to ask, out of courtesy, if anyone objects to a little PINGing."[/color] he says as he pulls out his small sidearm with a twirling flourish. [color=c4df9b]"Completely harmless, it'll just add a small little data packet to each of you that will make my job a lot easier, and your lives most likely a lot safer. A special request to you, Hueco."[/color] he looks to the coder as he adresses him [color=c4df9b]"Your permission to give me some limited access to your hive? Just so I can access its sensory data, and maybe allow it to deliver PINGs for me as well. I promise all this stuff is very easily removed after the mission is over."[/color]

Not the best first impression, but VAC hasn't really gotten the hang of those yet. He wondered if this was some sort of test from Aegis, to see if any of the lessons they'd taught him in humility and self-restraint had sunken in. It was going to be an interesting mission at least, that he could count on.