lt. ghost, military. hasn't named his affiliation. probably taken mid-campaign from where he's from. permission to engage further, sir?
[ Raleigh doesn't just mean engage in the sense of physically coming into contact with the guy - he means pursuing an alliance of sorts, particularly with one so new and untested by the city. The important thing is that they know about a possible wildcard, and if this is old news then it's only confirmation and further investigation needed for the other man's merits. Raleigh hadn't lied to Ghost when he'd said there were enough military types here to throw rocks at, but he hadn't given any names outside of his own rank.
The military groups in Zelien are circuitous, on the other hand; what the PPDC knows will likely be known to the UNSC crew in due time, at least with regards to the city's happenings, and what the UNSC knows, the Ishimura crew would know — and so on. It's a small pool. Everyone knows pretty much everyone else, because their types are the incredibly paranoid types.
The lieutenant came in with a big-ass high-powered rifle, jumpy as only their sort can be; a lone wolf grows dangerous the longer it's left alone.
Better we ease the guy in and let him leave on his own later, than risk a cannonball and get ourselves hit later on. ]
[ Herc hasn't been following up with anyone who isn't in his immediate circle; the closest he's come is tentatively agreeing to this gongshow Xavier had thought at everyone the week before. the thing with Raleigh is that, while he's military, he's got enough civilian under his belt to be able to feel these people out in a way he, Chuck, and Mako couldn't.
at face value, not much, but i'll bet an arm he knows how to use his rifle really well we could use a guy like him on our side, sir
[ That's the gist of things so far; a man lost in a place where he has nothing to lose, given that he seems to have lost something just by coming here. And his gut feel isn't setting him off in a bad way; for all that it's an inaccurate means of judging character, it hasn't done him wrong yet.
I think I'll be the one to call that shot. I'm not looking out for everyone who knows how to swing around a firearm.
[ because despite the weeks they've been here, Herc still isn't going to just trust all these people blindly. Chief and his proved themselves a worthy ally; it isn't that Herc distrusts everyone here— it's just that he has a family to look out for. they're rangers and they live by a certain code, and he's seen that not everyone here is like that. ]
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heracleidae) wrote2013-09-06 11:57 pm
( wk 11 dy 4 )
hasn't named his affiliation.
probably taken mid-campaign from where he's from.
permission to engage further, sir?
[ Raleigh doesn't just mean engage in the sense of physically coming into contact with the guy - he means pursuing an alliance of sorts, particularly with one so new and untested by the city. The important thing is that they know about a possible wildcard, and if this is old news then it's only confirmation and further investigation needed for the other man's merits. Raleigh hadn't lied to Ghost when he'd said there were enough military types here to throw rocks at, but he hadn't given any names outside of his own rank.
The military groups in Zelien are circuitous, on the other hand; what the PPDC knows will likely be known to the UNSC crew in due time, at least with regards to the city's happenings, and what the UNSC knows, the Ishimura crew would know — and so on. It's a small pool. Everyone knows pretty much everyone else, because their types are the incredibly paranoid types.
The lieutenant came in with a big-ass high-powered rifle, jumpy as only their sort can be; a lone wolf grows dangerous the longer it's left alone.
Better we ease the guy in and let him leave on his own later, than risk a cannonball and get ourselves hit later on. ]
( wk 11 dy 4 )
[ Herc hasn't been following up with anyone who isn't in his immediate circle; the closest he's come is tentatively agreeing to this gongshow Xavier had thought at everyone the week before. the thing with Raleigh is that, while he's military, he's got enough civilian under his belt to be able to feel these people out in a way he, Chuck, and Mako couldn't.
it made Raleigh an asset, not a hindrance. ]
( wk 11 dy 4 ) the hell i missed this
we could use a guy like him on our side, sir
[ That's the gist of things so far; a man lost in a place where he has nothing to lose, given that he seems to have lost something just by coming here. And his gut feel isn't setting him off in a bad way; for all that it's an inaccurate means of judging character, it hasn't done him wrong yet.
He won't start doubting it now. ]
( wk 11 dy 4 ) LOOK I DID IT TWICE
[ because despite the weeks they've been here, Herc still isn't going to just trust all these people blindly. Chief and his proved themselves a worthy ally; it isn't that Herc distrusts everyone here— it's just that he has a family to look out for. they're rangers and they live by a certain code, and he's seen that not everyone here is like that. ]