<div class="floatright">(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000312843758/c3fc56b763c2610cc0e83100caa09f81.jpeg)</div>When the captain mentioned that he had changed units often, Brooklyn's expression didn't change except for subtle clenching of his jaw.<br/><strong>"Sir. I-"</strong><br/>Before he could answer, his eyes swiveled towards the older man at the bar counter.  His eyes widened as he realized that he had managed to completely overlook the commander of the mercenary company, but it was already too late to do anything about it.  Instead, he held his pose, listening to the old man's words, a small crooked smile forming from the commander's speech and antics.  As far officer archetypes went, Brooklyn placed the old man into 'crotchety seasoned veteran'.  Experienced, had a few quirks, probably complained about wanting to retire.  Long in the tooth but could still kick ass.  Though while Brooklyn was sizing the old man up, he wasn't going to do something so stupid as actually act on his assumptions.  The problem with old men in the mercenary business is that they were tricky fucks.  That's usually how they lived so long.  So the old man would need to be sussed out further.<br/><br/>Just like the rest of this company.  From a casual observation, he could already see there were a variety of attitudes at varying levels of ego's going on, and possibly a large culture gap with the clanner.  Which was fine by him, Brooklyn could adapt.<br/><br/>Turning back to the captain, and seeing how relaxed she was, Brooklyn dropped the salute and instead held his hands behind his back, spacing his feet a shoulder width's apart in one smooth motion.<br/><strong>"Sir.  Yes I have transferred through a number of units in my term of service.  I can't offer any commentary on that because anything I say would be biased.  The recommendations themselves should be sufficient proof that I do possess a baseline set of skills that will make me a valuable addition to a mechwarrior company.  Whether or not that makes me worth -your- time is something entirely different, sir,"</strong>Brooklyn answered crisply.<strong>"The only thing I require is that I be given a fair chance at proving myself and a fair assessment."</strong>