The captain was so enchanted by the ring she barely heard the new lieutenant's queries.... Velnze was a million miles away.<br/><br/>Looking to her watch Alice puzzled "No more extended rules yet and only a few minutes before it starts ... this gives me an idea"<br/><br/>To those wearing a yellow armband about her Alice glanced.<br/><br/>"Now my restlessness was due to something I should tell you both now, which side wins this may have the major on our team, initially I thought of sexual landscapes for team dynamics, which is my personal insentive, I do feel that her presence would greatly aid others seeing the sense to my madness ... but one bridge at a time.<br/>In any regard, her knowledge and nature would be invaluable in my opinion.<br/><br/>Now, I don't really care how large my team is, but I think like I am an eel and would adore at least some in my team to share this, being able to move nimbly and go anywhere fast to me keeps wits sharp and to me is a nastier weapon than any gun can be. There is every chance that the major is toying with me, she knows that most think Im nuts, likely they are right in every sense of the word and perhaps she wishes to see my salt proven one way or the other before joining them for reasons of her own.<br/><br/>Some orders I may request will sound ridiculous, some may not be. Perhaps she may be using this time to feel out what she believes are true leaders and I may or may not come out to be one of them. She may have other plans though and anticipating a major isn't very wise in my opinion, as usually they are privy to more knowledge than those of lower ranks."<br/><br/>Alice stood as commandingly as possible<br/><br/><br/>"This may see me loose not just winning her to my team but my title of leader for any size team ... currently what is is what is. Ideally for me a small team that shares certain beliefs work the wonders we need being in the business to destroy creatures that beleive they are Gods.<br/><br/>Reading reports of their natures made me think one thing ... there was this American team called the Titans, a college football team, they somehow put racial issues aside .. how they did this was incredible, the leader instilled a belief that being flexible and not being ridgid in any way can manage the impossible.<br/><br/>He was right, he taught them that being proud of being flexible is the only pride sensible... he managed to get the entire team to "Dance like a ballerina and then charge like a bull" ... on a dime. Pride of being consistent, and the sanity one expects from it was dispensed for the ability to adopt a personality which could exploit a situation like that "<br/><br/>Velnze clicked her fingers<br/><br/>"My approach to the gate is similar. If you take pride or identify yourself as someone that keeps this or that private and out of context or unchangeable - then its a inflexibility that creeps into other contexts in my opinion.<br/><br/>Now if Mss Winters gives no more orders before the time commences I will tell you what my plan is and what is important about these bags.<br/><br/>Frankly I plan to cheat thoroughly, an even playing field to me is like chess - its not real - modeling life by it is a delusion .. if you master chess it doesn't help in the real world - all you do is master chess for the sake of chess.<br/><br/>Generals start battles when they have something in their favor - when the odd's are in stacked with them ... my ace is my mind that has every intention of entering the crevices of where others assume I would not go. ...  I intend to cheat in a very annoying way ... I will be disliked. I'm used to that, I can deal with that. I'm not here to be liked, I'm here  to win and any with me walk back from missions sharing the win without a scar for it."<br/><br/>The captain didn't pick up the weapon but just stared at it.<br/><br/>"If I hear no other conditions placed on the trial - it will not be me that uses it ... the gun would be used by another on my team that doesn't have any hesitation shooting like there is no tomorrow.... while conditions are what they are, do I have any volunteers? Oh and another thing ... to give you all intensives to cooperate ... if we win ... whatever control or privileged that is granted to my team we as a topic of discussion until an agreement is reached before anything happens. I want to refine team dynamics, and I see this as perfect opportunity to do so before we meet the real deal.