<div class="floatright">(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000312843758/c3fc56b763c2610cc0e83100caa09f81.jpeg)</div>For a moment, it looked like Brooklyn was going to argue, but then stopped as he thoughtfully examined Lei and David, tapping a finger on the cafeteria table.  There was only the tap-tap of his finger before he popped another slice of orange into his mouth.<br/><strong>"I think we're going to have to settle for agreeing to disagree.  There's about three big differences in perspectives here, one coming from experience dealing with the bones, one from having been able to objectively watch, and the new recruits side of things.  That's going to colour how we're approaching this heavily, and there's no sense in getting into an extended or heated argument before going back into the sims."</strong><br/>Brooklyn jerked a thumb in the direction of Cass and Gregory,<strong>"I fall somewhere around there, maybe even more critical.  Just in case though anyone thinks this is going to affect my ability or willingness to follow orders though, I want to make this clear."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"At minimum, an officer should expect that the soldiers under their command obeys orders.  That is the entire point of a command structure, and it all falls apart when people start disobeying.  Regardless as to how I feel about the officers, I will obey the order given to me.  It's part professional pride and part sense of responsibility to the team as a whole because other soldiers are counting on me to follow through."</strong><br/>Brooklyn swiped the table clean of any orange peels and mess before neatly lobbing it all into a nearby garbage can.<br/><strong>"It is because of this that I'm as critical of any officer I serve under.  They hold my life in their hands, and even if I get a bad order, I will do my best to follow through.  So I want to make sure that they are good officers who have good plans and who give good orders."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Because just like first impressions, assessment cuts both ways."</strong>