Rui turned a polite smile towards the others in the room, nodding as Bristol gave her explanation out, admiring her for her perceptiveness and the way she handled the sitution.  Calm, clear headed, professional.  She would be a good ally to have.  And a dangerous enemy.  She'd have to cultivate a friendship with this one.  The thought occured to her that it might be difficult.  From what she could observe, the woman had ice water for blood.  An admirable trait, but one that could prove tricky.  She would have to be careful.<br/><br/>The others... well, Rui dismissed them one by one.  The shape changer was obviously undisciplined.  She would be easy to control should the need ever arrise.  And the others, although surely competent, didn't seem to stand out as paragons.  Still, best to remain friendly.  As Bristol had stated, they might have to rely on each other, even trust each other as some point in time.  First, she would have to discover why they had been called together.  Deciding that, for now, it would be wisest to withdraw her probing thoughts, she did so, putting her shields in place so that others could not do the same to her.<br/><br/>Just then the door flew open and the relative calm of the wating room was broken.  She recognized Archer, of course.   Who wouldn't.  She only knew him by reputation, but her respect for him was great.   The other man was unknown.  Resisting the temptation to 'listen in' to his thoughts, she straightened the crease on her trousers, and watched the strangers who shared the room with them.  They were unknown quanities and she wondered if they had anything to do with their being called here today.<br/><br/>