<div class="floatright">(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jillvader/mw-nmfkmpkarimonero_zps55a1bf27.jpg)</div>Kari nodded at Allia’s comments, seeing sense in her words. “You’re right on that,” she agreed. “We’re going to probably need to keep the Vees and ‘Mechs separate anyway, as it would be counter-productive to break up a lance when the situation is against it.” She glanced aside a moment. “Remember that time on Blanteff? We lured those pirate ‘Mechs away from their hovertank support and forced them into broken ground where the Hovers couldn’t support them. That’s the sort of situation I want to avoid.”<br/><br/>“And again, I’ll take your recommendations based on what we get.” She nodded. “I can see a few potentials in that bunch already, but I want to be sure. Last thing we need is putting the wrong person in the wrong place.”<br/><br/>And as optimistic as she wanted to be about Allia’s comments, Damian’s explanation of the staffing situation was enough to bring her back down to Earth and fast. “I suppose this was inevitable,” she admitted. “Overstaffing was always going to be a problem given our situation, and we cannot afford to keep holding on to people for the sake of morale or hope for the future.” She accepted this with a nod. “Send me the list, Damian, so I can begin to figure it all out and work from there. It’s unpleasant, but it needs to be done.” She could already tell that she would wince the instant she saw the list, but at the same time, there was no sense in avoiding the inevitable.<br/>