Standing in front of his new team lead at ease, Cole looked thoughtfully blank. He kept eye contact, but it was as if he barely saw the woman in front of him. His posture showed that he was serious and fully attentive, so it wasn't as if he was being rude, he just had one of those looks in his eyes that showed neutrality. She briefly covered his record, it was obvious that they probably new about all of his classified work by the way she was talking about it, and that wasn't surprising given the resources he had seen so far. When she finally asked him a question that she wanted answered he immediately answered showing his attentiveness. 

"Ma'am, what I know is that the enemy is an invasive, intelligent, and organized group. They have advanced weaponry, good amount of numbers, with military tactics of some degree, and many unknown variables that should be expected to throw our plans in disarray most likely. However I also know that they can be killed. If they can be killed then there is a way to win." While he had a French accent to a degree, you could still here his accent from home as well. He had a mix from the two places he lived since he'd only been away from the states for a little over half a decade now.