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<br/>​</div>Shiro had barely enough time to reign in his thoughts and reply to Karma before Robin had snapped at them both. His glare in Robin's direction was measured, but rather than indulge him he glanced back to Karmyne with a curt nod, "I'm fine, Miss Karmyne. Thank you for asking." He continued on, his attention refocused as soon as Robin indicated the others had made contact.<br/><br/>Shiro was of two minds when it came to Robin. In spite of himself, Robin's demeanor reminded him of home. His persona, weapons, bearing, all of it was unmistakably Atlas. When he had wheeled on Shiro and Karma, there was a knee jerk reaction that had come from the many<i>many </i>times Atlas instructors had done the same. Shiro couldn't decide if Robin's reaction was the hallmark of Atlas discipline, or a testament to a mind too easy to mold and too eager to serve. It didn't help that the two were not mutually exclusive. The problem with rigid military doctrine was that it allowed for very little creativity. Atlas innovation was driven primarily by profit, which lead to a very narrow design philosophy. Shiro himself had been recruited to R&D only because they felt like his theories, if put into practice, could be weaponized. Once he gave them a taste, they practically fell over one another trying to fund his research. Half of them saw the next leap which would make them a global power. The other half saw only the mountains of Lien they'd make selling it to the highest bidder.<br/><br/>It made them incredibly easy to manipulate... for a time.<br/><br/><i>Narrow minds. <br/>
</i><br/>Still, the flip side of Robin's coin was that he was right. Perhaps less than tactful, but Shiro was no award winner when it came to that either. The message was clear. They needed to focus on the mission at hand. There would be time for self-reflection later... provided they came back alive.<br/><br/>He looked to Karma once again and nodded in the direction they were headed, "Remember, be careful. You're resilient, but it's your wits that we'll need if things go wrong."