[center][b][h2]Vael ‘Virisusai[/h2][/b][/center]

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Vael glanced down at the table, his mandibles flaring out slightly as he let out a brief grunt. [color=orange]”Your chairs are too small.”[/color] He answered, simply and quickly. [color=orange]”And we have no need to discuss the details of our specific mission, only how we intend to lead this team. I am not completely familiar with the rules and traditions you Humans have in your military, but I do have more than enough experience to know they are different from Sangheili command. You are the Fireteam Leader of this mission, and the orders you give may not be the ones my people expect. My people may take initiative, may take action in ways that you would expect your people to only do under orders. Likewise, my people may also await orders for actions you expect them to do on their own. The reason we were originally intended to go through extensive training before our first mission was so our team as a whole could learn how they were expected to act under each other’s command. Quite simply, we do not have the time to solve that problem before our missions, so the two of us need to anticipate these problems and be ready to adapt.”[/color]

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[center][b][h3]Major Robinson[/h3][/b][/center]

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It had not been long after their arrival on the UNSC [i]Chorus of Thunder[/i] that Spartan Rex’s presence had been requested by Major Robinson. She requested him to join her in a small briefing room somewhat near to the officers’ quarters. When he arrived, he would find her alone, standing at an inactive holographic display table at the center of the room, looking through files on her datapad. 

The Major spoke the moment the door closed shut behind Rex. [color=violet]“Spartan Rex-G124.”[/color] She said, as if repeating it directly from the file in front of her. [color=violet]“I have read your file, Spartan, including the parts withheld from the rest of your team. I will admit, I argued against your selection for this team, but my superiors felt differently. They felt your skills and ability to act both in a team, and autonomously should the situation demand it, will be important to ensuring your mission objectives are completed. I agreed with them on your skills, but I also read what happened with those pirates, and I did not dismiss those concerns so quickly. So, I want to hear your [i]own[/i] assessment on yourself, Spartan. Are my superiors right, or are my concerns justified?”[/color]