<div class="floatright">(http://rs5.pbsrc.com/albums/y156/jillvader/Mobile%20Uploads/mw-receivingendpc_zpse7fd107f.jpg~320x480)</div>“Thanks” Cass replied as she took a slice of orange, listening to the roundtable of discussion as it continued, taking in what each of the others had to say before she spoke up again. “Look, I’m not saying that the officers did a fantastic job either. Nor am I saying that we were blameless in that mess. I think that they needed to better communicate orders and stuff, especially with what happened in recon.”<br/><br/>“Same time, though, I don’t think that we handled it very well either.” She continued. “I mean, Dave’s right; we were all running off doing our own things and trying to score points and not get killed or the like, but we weren’t exactly supporting each other fantasticly or doing the best that we could. Me and Lizzy ad-hoced something together, true, but I do think that we could have all done a lot better and talked to each other some more. After all, we do have our own brains. At least, I hope we do.”<br/><br/>"'course, none of that means that Erich isn't an overbearing, pompous jackarse, mind you." She glanced at Dave again as she chewed on her orange slice.<em>Is it just me or is he carrying a lot of bitterness there?</em>Cass was wondering about his past, figuring that he’d fought the Clans a some point.<em>And if he has got a hate-on for the Vatfreaks, then that’ll go well in this unit. On the other hand, he ain’t bad on the eyes. Might have to investigate further.</em>She deliberately chewed a piece of orange, slowly pulling the skin out from between her teeth.<br/>