Needless to say, Baxter wasn't overly happy with the answer he received, especially considering his own history. "So we're just going to follow orders, even if there are civilians on that ship? Maybe even children?" he snapped without thinking, then fell silent again. He didn't really have any evidence of what he was saying might be the case, but he was a combat analyst; filling in the blanks was his job. And when the blanks were left there by High Command, he had to be a bit suspicious of them. It didn't help that last time he wasn't a fan of the orders he was receiving, he had had the guts to defect and not become another "just following orders" pawn of Zeon's regime of brutality. The situations were very different, of course, but some part of him couldn't help but resent William's choice, which was what made him speak out in the first place.<br/><br/>Wild ideas went through his head about how to subtly interfere with Makoto's shot so he didn't destroy the ship, but letting it getting away completely was perhaps an even worse outcome if that mobile armor was really so dangerous. Before he had the chance to get a good idea or come to his senses, though, the jig was up. Sighing only to himself, Baxter closed his cockpit and readied his beam rifle, analyzing the situation. "If they get in close enough to identify us as Gundams, or radio back about our weaponry, the base is going to realize we're the real threat and send back-up," he stated in a much calmer voice than before, waiting for the Zakus to get in range before he fired. Looks like his Gundam Hammer would have to wait until they weren't trying to stay incognito.