<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___protector_of_time____by_vincentxyooj-d5lw1gq_zps59496fa9.png)</div><br/><em>“So what’s up?”</em><br/><br/>Allia smiled as Kari walked into the officers lounge.  It hadn't even dawned on her how many days it had been since the last time she's actually seen Kari in any capacity other than simply passing her in the hall.  They'd all been so busy with their own forms of healing and coming to terms with what had happened that she'd left caring for her friends off of the list of priorities.<br/><br/>Allia quietly admonished herself for being so self absorbed.  She'd have to make up for that.  Allia watched as Kari sat next to her.  The woman's scent was the same, but her energy had changed.  She was full of vigor which was nice to see.  The energy splashed over onto Allia sending a wave of tingles along her skin.  It was nice to see how intoxicating Kari just being near her could make Allia feel better.  She only hoped she could do the same for the other woman.<br/><br/>"Ok, so good news and bad news.....!"  She wasn't sure how to start, but she figured right off the top was the best way to hit his.  "The Falcon's are tearing shit up all over the front, so as a result the Lyran's are blacking out a lot of the traffic coming back through.  This is good for us, because there's not a lot of news about units from Wrociaw."  She scrolled through some information she had on the situation.  "The bad news is that with the Falcon's tearing everything up, demand for Mercs is going to be high."  Her eyes watched Kari for her response.  She knew they were walking a tight rope right now with supply and demand both in the realm of personnel, but also in morale.<br/><br/>"The real reason I brought you down here, was I want to see you."  She said with a grin and a wink.  "Aaannndd.....I wanted to discuss with you my idea for changing up the company structure to better keep what happened from happening again."  Allia pulled out an organizational chart of how the company was divided up, she'd scratched a few things out and penciled some things in.  "This is all dependant on the type and number of people we get.  But I think our recon was too heavy and our Bravo Lance was too slow to do the type of action we needed.  If we're looking at former arena fighters who are either going to rely a  lot on maneuverability or firepower, we may need to adjust the company to match."<br/><br/>Allia sat back in the chair and let Kari absorb what was being discussed.  "Considering we're dealing with a completely new unit, now is the time to address new combat styles.  I think a small light recon team that can harass and pass back info without heavy engagement combined with a Strike Lance that is fast and can pack a punch.  Last we can either have a Fire Support Lance and a Command Lance, or a combined firesupport and command lance."<br/><br/>She'd always been uncomfortable with the way that the unit was developed, too focused on heavy hitting and standard power fighting, a luxury they couldn't afford anymore.  With a need to rebuild, they would need to be able to limit the contact time and shut down fights before they started.  Gone were the days of being able to stand in a field and slug it out with another unit.