<strong>Cafeteria: Janos with the rest</strong><br/><hr/>“<em>Speaking of, what the hell was with that Erich guy?</em>”<br/><br/>Janos held back a snicker while he listened to Cass lamenting over her new superior. Janos was of the opinion that most every one of the officers had a stick up their rear ends. It seemed it was part of the uniform, Ailis and Robert had always been good sports before the promotion and Al still tried his hardest to be a nice guy. But something about their positions had made them stiffer, less approachable. To that end, Ranna and Erich had always had those sticks, which probably were why they got to captain. Or at least that was his own opinion.<br/><br/>"Generally speaking, he just enjoys listening to his own anecdotes. Treat him like the gramps he is and just pretend to listen and you'll be fine."<br/><br/>Janos sipped his tea and suddenly realized that the redhead ratio had just gone up to new astronomical amounts. The Bones had always seemed to have a virtual magnet for redheads, but he was pretty sure this was a new record. He had a weak spot for Ailis, always had, and had never complained about having Ranna and Elisa around. But since the latter ran out and the two others had gotten their positions he had just slipped away more and more from the rest of the company. He had been gone for a few years now and he didn't even get a smile or hello from the old gang when he returned. Well, Walter had, but Walter was the hen-mother, that was just what he always did to everyone. Perhaps if he was lucky he could actually score a lasting friendship with some of the newcomers. He sure wouldn't mind something more with one of these vixens.<br/><br/>"The whole officers club is a bit of a... wasp-hole. You better damn agree with whatever they say or they might explode on you. On the other side, they are as likely to bite each other as they are you. The only reason we have become such a big corp is because of the old man's money and a large ounce of luck. Personal skill is high on the team, but individuality never pays in this business. I hope you all at least learned that in the sim." He finished his cup of tea and set it down upside-down on the table with a crooked smile. "I am guessing they did the regular kindergarten lesson they always do to the new guys, huh? Since you are grumbling, I mean."