<div class="floatright">(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_GMAd6U0AEOiMR.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong><strong>David Oestreicher</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=246835.msg12206090#msg12206090)<br/><strong>Location/Time:</strong>09:43, 63 Wall Street, New York, Penthouse.<br/><strong>Attire:</strong>Moderately priced, impeccably cared for suit; very polished dress shoes<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Everyone present<br/><hr/><br/>He missed the military.  Yes; it could be a complete cluster-fuck at times but the military was also capable of some high precision work and a good deal of it was accomplished on the solid foundation of the chain of command.  Yes; it was restrictive at times and if applied incorrectly it would stifle creativity but it also got...shit...done.<br/><br/>They had already lost twenty minutes to discussion and how he handled things next was very much an inflection point regarding his previous thoughts on stifling creativity and problem solving...or getting the operation squared away.  Detective Temple's response; while unwanted and unnecessary did not exactly come as a surprise.  He had expected one or more of the people here to "buck" when it came to the idea of taking orders from anyone at all let alone a stranger.  The truth of it was that after hearing what everyone had to say; it wasn't nearly as bad as he had anticipated.  These people had good ideas.  They certainly seemed eager.  They just needed some guidance it seems and as loathe as he was to be in the role of guiding them; it seemed it was on him.<br/><br/>Detective Temple was aggressive, agitated and after she had looked at him overtop of her sunglasses; it had taken a few moments for him to deduce what it was that was unsettling about her stare; but it finally did come to him.  Her stare had given him enough time to connect the dots.<br/><br/>His brow was furrowed slightly as he listened to her, not out of concern or anger but simply trying to pay attention to her concerns as well as connect the dots with her one odd eye until he finally figured it out.<br/><br/><em>So she's a concern when it comes to taking orders, she doesn't listen particularly well and it seems she's a liability when it comes to operational efficacy as her left-side peripheral vision is compromised. So...hard to get along with and one eye from blind.  They brought her on for a reason. What IS her area of expertise and how can I use it?</em><br/><br/>Valdez was proving to be a surprise and while he didn't love it that the man was already calling him "Boss", it was a relief that someone was on side with his directions.  Rose and Kane also seemed to be fine with the initial instructions but they also felt the need to add more to the possible plan than necessary and then Quinn weighed in and thankfully it seemed as though they were on the same page.  Which...was unsurprising really.  He had worked with some propellor heads in the past and they generally turned out to be very practical and very black and white.<em>"I say run the op as prescribed..."</em><br/><br/>She got it.  The more complicated a plan and the longer it went on, the more points of failure there were.  Ops very rarely went as planned; even the most simple of ops and this one was definitely not simple.<br/><br/>There was a good deal to absorb and a good deal to address and he stayed silent for a moment as he thought about all that had been said even as Quinn and Kane examined Kane's bugged phone.  He placed his phone on the table as he looked to Detective Temple once more...silent before he looked down at his phone on the table.  He reached out a moment and adjusted it slightly, twisting it counter-clockwise just enough to make the long edge of the phone perfectly parallel with the long edge of the table that he stood at.  He looked to Detective Temple once more silent...before looking away to address the rest of the room.<br/><br/>"Good ideas people...Mr. Valdez we will hold off on the elimination of Alpha initially.  We will extract Alpha and interrogate.  Upon getting the information we need to properly secure Bravo and Charlie targets then we proceed with elimination of Alpha.  Mr. Valdez how good are you at range?  You could assist with overwatch from the cover of another building?<br/><br/>Miss Rose; the buyers are indeed a concern and we were given no instructions for them.  We were told the following.  No collateral damage in the way of innocent bystanders and that we don't get caught.  The buyers could be a concern or they simply might be there to pick up the data and have no idea what it is they are doing.  They might actually be innocent so a less lethal response might be required.  It's possible they have tasers here in their armoury.<br/><br/>Miss Kane; we're not set up for prolonged detainment so while learning more about more buyers might be good in terms of national security we are going to stick to the mission parameters and keep it simple."  He motioned momentarily with his chin towards the phone that Quinn was opening.  "Keep me in the loop regarding what you find regarding that as well as our mysterious benefactors.  Miss Quinn, if the hotel Alpha is at has a security feed; if you can get your way into that, it would be ideal."<br/><br/>He was silent a moment; looking down at the phone given him as it sat upon the table...thinking through everything.  There were a lot of variables and he wasn't used to such.  Generally when given an op with a good number of variables, the most effective solution was to just go in hard and fast but that wasn't a solution for downtown New York.  Already he was concerned about showing up on YouTube.<br/><br/>"Detective Temple; we can speak in another room for a moment...", he spoke to her, nodding his head once in confirmation before making his way towards the door, pausing long enough to look back to Valdez.  "And Mr. Valdez...it's Oestreicher or David.  Not boss." He nodded to the man once before exiting the room and ideally have a chance to speak to Detective Temple alone.<br/><br/>