<div class="floatleft">(http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Edward-in-Fight-Club-edward-norton-562446_1600_900.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Eric Blair<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Mars orbital space station, briefing room<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>None; Evie, Mei-Li and Shari mentioned<br/><strong>Doing:</strong>Getting to Work<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Eric nodded in petty encouragement as Evie reluctantly admitted that she and Eric had met.<em>Go ahead, tell her a bit more,</em>he mentally urged her, but she seemed to have moved on to getting to know the voluptuous woman who was later revealed to be the doctor.  He was a bit irritated that Evie didn't seem particularly phased by his presence, and the possible implications associated with his being there.  Only vaguely did she ask about his job, and only then after acting as though she was delighted at the prospect of his joining them, as though she felt no awkwardness at having to work alongside someone she'd recently betrayed.<strong>"I'll be the navigator and sensor operator, sitting on the flight deck with you."</strong>He grinned evilly, letting that sit in.<strong>"If needed, I'll be operating drones...I'm pretty good with those."</strong>He did glance over with some interest as Mei-Li mentioned also serving as a Science Officer, making a point to ask her about that later.<br/><br/>Eric nodded in response to the announcement, surprised at how short the wait was, though a bit disappointed to have his time with Evie and Mei-Li cut short.  Stopping briefly to grab a drink, Eric made his way into the briefing room and sat down near the back, a couple of rows behind Evie, leaning back in his chair.  He gave a slight shake of his head as he saw the form of their briefer, one more back shop intel officer more concerned with office politics than mission accomplishment that got promoted to the top.  Having been<em>mainly</em>out of the UWC loop for the past five years, Eric wasn't aware of their briefer's affiliations, and the over-enthusiastic expression from Evie took Eric's attention away from Shari.<strong>"Always eager to learn,"</strong>he muttered.<br/><br/>Old habits died hard.  Once the proper briefing actually began, Eric began taking simple notes.<em>Presidia, independent, pop 900, 20 yrs, 17 at bottom, 7 w/sponsorship, not welcoming, dislike for authority.</em>He also noted the ores and minerals, as well as one or two town leaders that seemed intriguing.  As Shari suggested, things didn't make much sense.  He began scribbling down various questions.<em>Request authority?  Primary customers?  Sustainability?</em>