The Colonel listened to Shaa Raa and gave a small nod as he listened, writing down a few notes as he spoke while still having that smug grin on his face.  Observing the others while looking at Shaa as he spoke, all the while looking ever confident, ever arrogant, but yet laid back.<br/><br/>And then he listened to the Vong speak.  He was a bit more intense when Orpesh spoke, no longer leaning back and his smirk lessened a bit.  He waited for her to be done before he interjected.<br/><br/><strong>"Kid, don't mention about the quarters.  I actually paid for the quarters to be built out of my own pocket,"</strong>he said to the Kel Dor with a kind look of compassion,<strong>"Trust me I had to go to your homeworld once.  Gave me a glimpse of what it is like to live confined like what you are doing right now.  It is why I did so out of pocket."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"And before you ask when I was on your homeworld, trust me kid, it was <em>long</em> before you were even a fetus,"</strong>he then gets a big ol' grin on his face once again.