Erich nodded towards the young-looking woman, mentally filing away her name and rank. In his years with the LCAF, he had encountered his fair share of Comstar, but 'Omega' was new to him. "Perkins, eh? Any relation to the company's Aerospace element, or simple coincidence?"<br/><br/>He accepted her handshake, his massive hand completely encompassing hers with room to spare, before he released her grip. "As for me being new, hardly. Only people that have been in the company longer are Walt and Perky, though Fletcher comes close."<br/><br/>Shrugging slightly, he ran a hand over the back of his neck, rubbing the stress out before he looked at Walt. "Honestly, if this iceball were some fifty degrees warmer, I'd consider it tolerable; but, if the average temperatures are going to be like this for our tenure here, the crew's probably going to go stir crazy within a month; they need to do more than just be cooped up inside or tinkering with the 'mechs, and you can't exactly suggest they have snowball fights when it's cold enough to freeze the nipples off of a Tharkad noblewoman. And I doubt they'll play nice with Dayan's crew, at least until they get to know one another."