[center][h1][color=#DAEE01][b]Salvator Rasch[/b][/color][/h1][/center]

Before the real briefing could actually begin, Salvator noticed the kid wantonly executing what enemy combatants were still alive. Not ideal, and he'd have to talk to her later about the importance of extracting information from prisoners before doing away with them, but it wasn't the end of the world-

[color=8dc73f]"You thoughtless detritus of atrophied un-being, festering in your arrogance! We had the oppressors in our grasp! We had leverage, an opportunity to force the sky-squirming scum to acquiesce to our demands, and this foreign joyrider denied us such a weapon!"[/color]

Scratch that, it was the end of the world to the locals, evidently. The sheer naivete the resistance fighters had about the value their enemies held on their own soldiers would have been cute if they weren't threatening his squadmate. Sure, he didn't quite know her at all, but that wasn't a reason not to be professional about things. 

[color=#DAEE01][b]"Hey, HEY!"[/b][/color] Salvator raised his voice, holstering his gun and quickly signing out the hand signals for '[b]Stop HALT CEASE [i]ABORT[/i][/b]' in the battle cant common among the worlds in this sector. [color=#DAEE01][b]"Everyone lower your weapons, immediately!"[/b][/color] He shouted, punctuating his point with a brief flare of ethereal energy around himself. [color=#DAEE01][b]"We don't have the time, the manpower, or the luxury to be fighting among ourselves. First off,"[/b][/color] Salvator turned to the resistance fighters, his tone as reasonable as possible under the circumstances.

[color=#DAEE01][b]"Do you honestly believe that the local regime is going to give you anything for them? If the planetary government was the type to value its people enough to give up leverage, you wouldn't be rebelling against them. Plus, let's not pretend you have the resources to hold these people prisoner for long. They're a net drain when you should be prioritizing your ability to fight. Take it from someone who's done this for decades. I'll reprimand the kid, but cut her some slack, we all slip up a bit when we're young. So if you'd release her, lower your guns, and let us [i]get back to helping you[/i]."[/b][/color]

With that said, he turned back to Kleo, his voice turning just a bit sterner.

[color=#DAEE01][b]"Next time, at least try to extract intel from them first. Grunts might not know much, but they're more willing to talk with enough [i]pressure[/i]. Once they're out of use, then you double tap them. It's just a miscommunication, so hands off the knife and we can get back to work. Don't need more enemies on this planet than what we have already."[/b][/color]

Stars and void, the shit these people put him through...

[@DeadDrop]