Dion had chosen to leave, a move Connor didn’t expect. As the leader of these people the least he could have been able to do was stick around to listen to the briefing. There could have been a couple possible reasons for this; He trusted his people enough to let the briefing go on while he moved on to more pressing task, or ..he didn’t feel his presence here was really needed. Connor may have disagreed but he didn’t know his agenda or what else the man had to accomplish so early in the morning. There were concerns but until he knew more, he intended to keep silent for the time being.
Aya had carried out the briefing, projecting a hologram and going over what she was able to find. While the idea was acceptable, Connor was not in any hurry to proceed with the mission if it meant a serious lack of intel. After all was said, he began to go over the options they could take. He didn’t know much about the Emperor’s skills in strategy but he could assume that his dominance made him sloppy, especially if it meant someone like Ace could slip inside one of the bases without any trouble whatsoever. That wasn’t an insult by any means, it was just that if someone as young as him could manage it, it meant someone wasn’t doing their job well enough.
It was too early to assume the rebels were capable like that, but Connor couldn’t deny that they did manage to pull this off. Someone had to have been sleeping on the job ..or this Empire wasn’t as serious a threat as he imagined.
Caeley’s question of what he’d request from HQ was something to think about. There was plenty they could use for this operation and he had a feeling the Director could make some recommendations if he was stuck. “I don’t know, maybe the usual ..sounds like I’ll need some mines.“ his ‘special’ set for situations unforeseen and seen could be of much use during this upcoming mission. It was about then that, as Connor turned to her, things sort of went wrong for him. Caeley had whispered something that, while was meant to be between them, was still a dangerous thing to say in the company of the very people she commented on.
She was confident in him and knew him very well, expecting him to do better than everyone in the room easily. He wasn’t angry with her, but it was words like that that built much distrust and hatred among people. They were here to help them as much as possible, and the least that could be done was reserving comments like that for a location far from them out of respect. Caeley had her opinions, Connor had his own, but this wasn’t the time nor place for throwing insults up and around. Bringing his arms around her, be gently kissed the cheek that wasn’t facing the others in the room. This was a typical maneuver between them to share messages in silence and quick privacy. “Watch what you say ..we’ll talk about this later.”
If it had been anyone else Connor might’ve reprimanded them a lot harsher than this. But Caeley only did what lovers did, made their partners feel good. Caeley had no reason to lie about her feelings, and Connor did appreciate her confidence in him. Every day he was with her he was thankful for being alive another day to spend beside her.
It was just that talk like that meant the difference between victory, and defeat. As a lover this didn’t change anything between them, but as a leader Connor had to think about the assignment, and that could have hurt it.
As Connor pulled away, he smiled at her, not displaying any anger or dislike but instead giving her the kind of stare a father would to a child. He understood what she meant, but others wouldn’t, or worse they wouldn’t take that kind of thing lightly. Bringing his attention to Aya, Connor dropped his smile and instead took a single step closer to her, the same way he did Dion. “With respect ma’m I believe there is a better approach we can take than immediately starting another raid. This new information presents a prime opportunity, but I think there are a few things we could do to make that infiltration easier.” although not talking to anyone in the room, Connor looked towards the vacant space directly to his right, more than enough room for his equipment.
“Send it.”
Entering a few keys into his laptop, The Director had given the order from his observatory and it only took a moment before various staff, some young and some old, entered the room and took their stations in their seats. The technology required to rapidly transport objects and people was always being triple-checked before anything had gone through, that was unless the situation was too urgent. All personnel who were responsible for transporting these objects through this space were required to do this.
“Sending.” The Director commented, though neither Connor nor Caeley would hear him.
Connor faced Aya once again.
“Before I continue, I’d like to volunteer as lookout for your team. And ..if there was more to your briefing then I apologize for interrupting.” He had gotten a little ahead of himself there and wasn’t sure if Aya had actually finished, but regardless thought that it’d be best she hear him out a little as well when she was finished. It seemed that everyone involved with this plan was already here, and she was basically running on speculation for the most part when it came to finding this power source.
Still, it was disrespectful, and he owed Aya some respect.
It was her briefing, not his. Perhaps he was so used to being a leader that he had forgotten how to be anything else. As a leader should, he owned up to his mistakes and didn't appear very happy about his outburst either.
No one was perfect.
Aya had carried out the briefing, projecting a hologram and going over what she was able to find. While the idea was acceptable, Connor was not in any hurry to proceed with the mission if it meant a serious lack of intel. After all was said, he began to go over the options they could take. He didn’t know much about the Emperor’s skills in strategy but he could assume that his dominance made him sloppy, especially if it meant someone like Ace could slip inside one of the bases without any trouble whatsoever. That wasn’t an insult by any means, it was just that if someone as young as him could manage it, it meant someone wasn’t doing their job well enough.
It was too early to assume the rebels were capable like that, but Connor couldn’t deny that they did manage to pull this off. Someone had to have been sleeping on the job ..or this Empire wasn’t as serious a threat as he imagined.
Caeley’s question of what he’d request from HQ was something to think about. There was plenty they could use for this operation and he had a feeling the Director could make some recommendations if he was stuck. “I don’t know, maybe the usual ..sounds like I’ll need some mines.“ his ‘special’ set for situations unforeseen and seen could be of much use during this upcoming mission. It was about then that, as Connor turned to her, things sort of went wrong for him. Caeley had whispered something that, while was meant to be between them, was still a dangerous thing to say in the company of the very people she commented on.
She was confident in him and knew him very well, expecting him to do better than everyone in the room easily. He wasn’t angry with her, but it was words like that that built much distrust and hatred among people. They were here to help them as much as possible, and the least that could be done was reserving comments like that for a location far from them out of respect. Caeley had her opinions, Connor had his own, but this wasn’t the time nor place for throwing insults up and around. Bringing his arms around her, be gently kissed the cheek that wasn’t facing the others in the room. This was a typical maneuver between them to share messages in silence and quick privacy. “Watch what you say ..we’ll talk about this later.”
If it had been anyone else Connor might’ve reprimanded them a lot harsher than this. But Caeley only did what lovers did, made their partners feel good. Caeley had no reason to lie about her feelings, and Connor did appreciate her confidence in him. Every day he was with her he was thankful for being alive another day to spend beside her.
It was just that talk like that meant the difference between victory, and defeat. As a lover this didn’t change anything between them, but as a leader Connor had to think about the assignment, and that could have hurt it.
As Connor pulled away, he smiled at her, not displaying any anger or dislike but instead giving her the kind of stare a father would to a child. He understood what she meant, but others wouldn’t, or worse they wouldn’t take that kind of thing lightly. Bringing his attention to Aya, Connor dropped his smile and instead took a single step closer to her, the same way he did Dion. “With respect ma’m I believe there is a better approach we can take than immediately starting another raid. This new information presents a prime opportunity, but I think there are a few things we could do to make that infiltration easier.” although not talking to anyone in the room, Connor looked towards the vacant space directly to his right, more than enough room for his equipment.
“Send it.”
Entering a few keys into his laptop, The Director had given the order from his observatory and it only took a moment before various staff, some young and some old, entered the room and took their stations in their seats. The technology required to rapidly transport objects and people was always being triple-checked before anything had gone through, that was unless the situation was too urgent. All personnel who were responsible for transporting these objects through this space were required to do this.
“Sending.” The Director commented, though neither Connor nor Caeley would hear him.
Connor faced Aya once again.
“Before I continue, I’d like to volunteer as lookout for your team. And ..if there was more to your briefing then I apologize for interrupting.” He had gotten a little ahead of himself there and wasn’t sure if Aya had actually finished, but regardless thought that it’d be best she hear him out a little as well when she was finished. It seemed that everyone involved with this plan was already here, and she was basically running on speculation for the most part when it came to finding this power source.
Still, it was disrespectful, and he owed Aya some respect.
It was her briefing, not his. Perhaps he was so used to being a leader that he had forgotten how to be anything else. As a leader should, he owned up to his mistakes and didn't appear very happy about his outburst either.
No one was perfect.