Oliver smiled as lieutenant Winter introduced herself. Judging from the foxes reaction his opening line had hit the mark. It was actually one of the better lines the tiger had come up with. He quickly extended his hand and give Winter a firm handshake. "The pleasure is mine. I'm private Stone.. but just call me Oliver." Oliver paused for a bit as he observed the lady in front of him. He let his eyes scan her from top to toe. He could not help to notice that the lieutenant had a really nice smile. For a moment he thought about what would be his next step would be until he let his eyes fall on her PADD. It was only a glimpse but still Oliver could seen enough to know that she was going through work related files. Miss Winter must be real serious about her job if she reads through files on a party. Judging from the little knowledge Oliver got from reading Winters body language the tiger judged that she was serious about her job and it would be better to compliment her on her battlefield performance rather than her appearance. "I'm the squads SIGINT and electronic warfare specialist but you're probably already aware of that since I tried to infiltrate your GEAR during the exercise. You did really well on that part. Not many have noticed my attempts and even less have jeopardized it. You did really well on that part."

Oliver paused to speak as he noticed how the colonel gave him a quick wave. The tiger quickly give his CO a nod back before turning his attention back to the girl. At this moment his other co-workers are not important at all. He had to keep the conversation going and give room for miss Winter to Speak. Often the best conversationalist are good listeners. So it's often better to end your saying with an open question. "Maybe this question is a bit personal but I'm kind of a curious person so I'll take the liberty to ask it anyway. What made you join the LDF?"