<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)<br/>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5e/Sarna_reserves_kamakura_s_hussars_spider_by_viereth-d585zvf.jpg)</div><strong>Hiro Kagekaze (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207352.msg10171354#msg10171354)</strong><br/><strong>In the <em>Dark Star</em></strong><br/><strong>Tagged: Kari Moreno (Defiance), Damian Harper (Charybdis), Allia Rowe (Gheistwulf), Everett Fletcher Yoshikawa (Butterfly), Moshe Dayan (S'hot)</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Trutzburg-Class Dropship <em>Dark Star</em>, outbound<br/>Deneb Algedi, Benjamin District<br/>Draconis Combine<br/>1 January 3145</strong><br/><br/>After knocking my head against Kari's door while attempting to get my situation straightened out in terms of switching from Strike Lance to Recon Lance, I was in medical getting the bump on my head looked at.  The ice pack was a bit too little too late, but it numbed the ache a bit, and the nurse taking care of me sure did lift my spirits.<br/><br/><em>"Attention all Black Star Mechwarriors.  Please report to the briefing room.”</em><br/><br/>I thanked the nurse and headed out.  At the meeting, Kari was speaking positively, as usual.  How was she tirelessly enthusiastic and charismatic?  She seemed like she would need a chance to just relax and cut loose.  Made me wonder if I was the one who could let her do that.<br/><br/>She told us how the mission was a success and how there would be personnel changes, then gave us a chance to speak our minds.<br/><br/><em>"However, at the same time, if there’s anything else that anyone wants to bring up, then now is the time to say it...”</em><br/><br/>Oh, here we go.<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/>I felt bad in so many ways.  Bad for Moshe getting ripped apart yet<em>again</em>.  Bad for thinking pretty much what Damian was thinking.  Bad for kind of wishing I said it first.  Bad for not phrasing it all in my head as well as Damian did.  Bad for barely containing a mixture of laughter and grimacing.<br/><br/>Allia responded, like a good lieutenant for a good captain.<br/><br/><em>"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."</em><br/><br/>I had some stuff of my own to say.  I decided not to bring up helping the village.  Kari would keep her word, I was sure, and it would just bring up Moshe in a bad way again.<br/><br/><strong>"Any chance for some R and R on Galatea, Kari?  Been wanting to take some dune buggies out on the deserts.  I'll even let you drive."</strong><br/><br/>Meanwhile, I noticed Everett was excited about something.<br/><br/><strong>"Well, what's the deal, man?  What do you have in store for your half of our Team Combine?"</strong><br/>