<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___protector_of_time____by_vincentxyooj-d5lw1gq_zps59496fa9.png)</div><strong>Allia Rowe<br/>Dropship Black Sun, outbound<br/> Deneb Algedi, Benjamin District<br/>Draconis Combine<br/>1 January 3145<br/>Tagged:</strong>Kari<br/><br/><em>“Attention all Black Star Mechwarriors, Please report to the briefing room.”</em><br/><br/>Having walked out to the hangar bay to sit with Gheistwulf and think after her conversation with Kari in her room, Allia seemed to have lost track of time.  A couple of hours had gone by since she left Kari's quarters and she needed to process what had happened between her and the company CO.<br/><br/>Sliding down to the gantry no far from her mechs shoulder, Allia moved slowly through the ship, accepting that most of the company would likely beat her there.  When she arrived at the mess hall, her moderate pace had been well timed as most of the other mechwarriors were starting to arrive around the same time she did.  Knowing that she could likely have a part in whatever discussion Kari had as one of the Lance leaders for the company, she sat nearer the front of the room where Kari sat.  She carried her usual demeanor of being quiet and watching what went on around her.  Only a few of the personnel in the company were close enough to her to see true side.<br/><br/>Allia listened to Kari's address to the mechwarriors without showing much emotion.  She'd never been one to want or need much in the way of praise.  She'd always done her best, and most times things turned out well.  This was one of those times and Allia was happy, but things could shift rather quickly depending on the mission.  She was sad to see Marco go, he had been a good addition to the unit.  Angeline hadn't been in the unit long enough to judge other than her few poor performances on the field.  It was unfortunate, but she wasn't meant for field duty.  She was an arena baby and always would be.<br/><br/><em>"First and foremost, ma'am. Moshe,  He's unfit for Recon. I take it he'll be reassigned? He needs someone to keep a close eye on him. If he's going to keep causing collateral damage or using excessive firepower like Hiro pointed out, we're going to be losing more money than we make.  First line service on a particularly tough mission would also be a good test of his nerves. Or it would at least harden them to the point where he can hold down his lunch."</em><br/><br/>It hadn't surprised Allia that Damian spoke up first.  He'd always been the most outspoken person in the company.  Always a stern honest sounding board for Kari, but sometimes a bit hard to handle.  Allia considered some of the circumstances where she and Damian had been together.  The years had been hard rebuilding the Company, but his rock solid strength had always been a welcome source of security.  She let a small smile curl the edges of her lips as their last encounter flashed through her memory like a movie.<br/><br/>"You don't need to worry about Moshe, Damian.  He and I have an understanding.  We'll do some refits to his mech to better fit with Strike and he'll learn how to do things our way."  She kept the remark short and sweet.  There wasn't any need for the rest of the group to know what had been discussed.  Their deal was theirs alone, Moshe knew the consequences of failure, there was no need to spread the strain.