Erich blew a smoke ring at Maho as she joined the small group. "Since Walt here decided that, after getting his brainpan jostled around, he wants me to ride herd on the entire pack of chimpanzees, instead of just the gorillas that make up my lance. Need something to keep me from having a heart attack when the kids do something insane. And no, you're not interrupting anything. Just shuffling the lance structure around until we get to our destination."<br/><br/>Erich paused; a broad, evil grin still on his face; It looked wholly unnatural to anyone that knew him. The veteran had never been known to smile, so seeing one on his craggy, scarred features was more traumatic than reassuring. "Seems that you might be the new recon lance commander. Maybe it'll make you learn teamwork, instead of bouncing about like your communication system's on the fritz unless it's Walt that's talking." He chuckled quietly, the laugh almost as chilling as the smile. "After all, even I can see you like him."