[b][i]Haven Base[/i][/b]

Theodore smiled at Anna as she arrived, saying, "Pilot Mustang, welcome to the group." He then faced everyone, "People of the International Volunteers, this is Anna Mustang, yet another defector, this time from Denver-Vegas. She will be replacing Isaac LaBelle as the group's sniper."  The General Commander then faced the group. "As for why Mr. LaBelle is going to be replaced? I have it on good authority that he's an actual mole in the International Volunteers, and despite my demonstrated leniency, my patience isn't infinite, especially as he had made an agreement with Osamu Akiyama to hand over one of the pilots here to him."

A mild, hopefully compassionate, glance at Alexei if he hadn't left the meeting yet, indicating to the young man that he was the Pilot Osamu and Isaac had been targeting. "Consider this a fair warning; an actual betrayal of trust will be met with consequences. I may be lenient, but I am not stupid. The strength [i]and[/i] weakness of the International Volunteers lies on its ability to attract and keep defectors from those 'plutocrats'. And my own strength and weakness lie in fostering the individual strengths of each Pilot, embedding a sense of camaraderie into them, and then hoping that they stay loyal and do not turn the fostered strengths against me." A purse of his lips. "Kindness is not the same as being 'soft'; not all the time."

A pause as Mariano entered the room, "Speaking of which... Pilot Encarnacion ([@AzenExile]); perhaps you can ask for Confession Services when the campaign for Darwin is over and not before?"

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