《Alvaro》<br/>Location: Abendblume<br/>Present: Rebel<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Traveler" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Traveler</a><br/><br/><div class="bbm_float fleft" style="float:left;margin:0 10px 5px 0">
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</div>"Hnnn..." Alvaro's eyes scanned the lists as Rebel pointed out a variety of facts. The man was sharp and decisive. That was a good thing, a necessary thing. How had Hale senior missed that when assigning his own personal guards? Alvaro was intrigued by the thought and filed it away to ask Ray Jr later. If there were ties between Hale senior and the men in personal guard, aside from Armando, then they'd need special consideration when it came to the long game.<br/><br/>He asked a few brief questions about the men with experience that Rebel had singled out. Did he know them personally? What areas, outside or inside guard, he felt them best fitted for, and other detailed questions whose answers ticked off the boxes in Alvaro's mind and helped him place people. Then there was the matter of those who needed more training and he suggested something akin to military philosophy where they would be put to the hard test up front and either cut it or not. It was better to have fewer, but well-trained men, than a herd of shitty guards.<br/><br/>Finally, there were those that Dan had singled out as unfit and Alvaro discussed those in depth with Rebel. It seemed that firing was necessary, with some having the potential to work adjacent to security in jobs like the armory, while others should have never been on the guard in the first place. Alvaro suggested they ready themselves for the potential of some of the 'losers' to not take the ego blow so well.<br/><br/>In total, the conversation took several long hours that encompassed lunch and several outside smoke breaks, but Alvaro was pleased that they'd gone through the whole list, along with several side tangents discussing various training methods and command structure. It was just a little before dinner time when they were able to file the lists away and just relax a bit on the patio.<br/><br/>Alvaro lit a cigarette as a segue into another topic. "So...we haven't discussed Dan since this morning. These lists were great, but I think you think like I do...that guard duty doesn't suit him. Not that he wouldn't do it, but that it's ignoring his strengths. As you said, he's good with people and coaching. I think things will be fine with the plans we made, so I'm going to talk with Dan, see what he wants to do. Maybe I'll talk to Senor Roman, too, they seemed to get along and they are both men who need to find themselves more and engage their considerable talents for the community."