Kader was surprised at the defensive bristle he felt at Rue's description of the TIE fighter as fragile, and spoke without thinking.<br/><br/>"No deflector shields either...which is fine so long as you know how to not get hit." He punctuated it with a good natured chuckle to show no offense was meant or taken. "Well I guess the one I flew in will serve you well...and VERDICT's wasn't too badly damaged so far as I can tell."<br/><br/>"Never had the pleasure myself," he said of the V-Wing, "but I've heard other pilots say the same. In the Imperial Star Fleet, if you're a combat operative old enough to get nostalgic, you're probably a clone. Who knows, maybe the 'no deflector shield on TIEs' policy will change when the Empire realises it has to start recruiting the same way as the Alliance."<br/><br/>He paused and pondered getting himself on the captain another drink, since he'd implied there was no particular hurried to get rested for what awaited them tomorrow.<br/><br/>"VERDICT gave me a fly-by on all you guys." He said after a moment. "But what about her? You worked with her before? Did you know her at all before she put on the whole 'the less you know about me the safer we both are' outfit?"