He nodded along with the other Assault's intro, but he was finally able to assign a few more events to her face. She'd been on the range a lot with him, and she shot very well, well enough that while he was able to win often enough, it was never an easy job to do it. Beyond that, however, she didn't really NEED to be accurate, since any gun she shot never seemed to STOP shooting until she wanted it to. Her bloodline, most likely, since she just mentioned that Mikhail Kalashnikov had been her great-grandfather. He grinned at that and, as the rest of the team began gathering behind him in the center, he replied "Heh, I've got a WWII bloodline too, but he was American like me. Audie Murphy the third, as I've been called a couple times, at your service."
With that, he formed up in the center with the others and watched their dossiers flow across the screen. Unlike the others, he didn't particularly mind that his file was being displayed for them all. It was general background and some basic information, not much more, it wasn't like they were displaying what color underwear he wore and when he'd had his first beer. It wasn't anything his CO wouldn't know if he'd joined the Marines as he'd originally planned. However, as he listened to the various introductions, he nodded with a grin. They were all competent to be sure, names he'd heard floating around the academy, highly accomplished Logis and Dagulas. However, the TL and Sloan had him particularly worried, a kleptomaniac and a guy with a compelling voice were a very dangerous combo.
However, it was his turn for introductions anyway, so he gave a relaxed smile as he opened "I'm Jacob Murphy, an Assault spec as I'm sure you know. I shoot best with my handgun, but I prefer to use my Assault Rifles." He unbuttoned his jacket and allowed it to hang on the chair as he casually continued "My bloodline is Audie Murphy, not that I expect any of you to know who that is. The short of it is, back in WWII, he was one heck of a war hero and one heck of a shot. Meanin, if I wanted to-" He stopped here to gesture at the TL "I could shoot the hair off your head with this 92FS, and that's not an idle boast, though I imagine a demonstration would draw a bit too much attention."
He then, however, allowed his gaze to slide over their team leader and Sloan, continuing "Now, I'll be the last one to judge based on reputation, because I had a bit-a one back in Academy too. But if'n anyone get's funny, well, I was raised to solve my problems with a gun. So, don't make yourself just as bad as the guys we're here to round up and we'll be fine." He then smiled and waved casually, saying "But until then, let's be friends huh? I'm always happy to get some pals in the unit, so I hope none of us get into some kinda conflict, y'know? Now, I'm sure I speak for all the Assaults at this table when I say this, but I definitely speak for myself: I can sneak into a place with a silenced pistol, sure, I can do stealth, but I don't like it. I also can't do any of this sneaky-beaky stuff of lurkin around really casually to try and gather intel or anything else. So, don't ask me to discretely tail a target, or go talk some guy outta his documents. Send me in when you need an application of military force, I'm great at it, but not much else."
Having said his piece, and quickly showing his penchant for getting into long discussions, he took a moment to say something to the Logi in particular. They were the support troops, so a lot of people tended to write them off pretty quickly because they weren't cool spooks or awesome assaults. However, their job was just as, if not more, important as the others, so he wanted to make sure she knew he appreciated that "A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Zech. I'm glad we'll have a good Logi keeping us on our feet out in the field. EOD ain't exactly my specialty either, so havin someone who knows their way around a bomb'll be real helpful."
With that, he formed up in the center with the others and watched their dossiers flow across the screen. Unlike the others, he didn't particularly mind that his file was being displayed for them all. It was general background and some basic information, not much more, it wasn't like they were displaying what color underwear he wore and when he'd had his first beer. It wasn't anything his CO wouldn't know if he'd joined the Marines as he'd originally planned. However, as he listened to the various introductions, he nodded with a grin. They were all competent to be sure, names he'd heard floating around the academy, highly accomplished Logis and Dagulas. However, the TL and Sloan had him particularly worried, a kleptomaniac and a guy with a compelling voice were a very dangerous combo.
However, it was his turn for introductions anyway, so he gave a relaxed smile as he opened "I'm Jacob Murphy, an Assault spec as I'm sure you know. I shoot best with my handgun, but I prefer to use my Assault Rifles." He unbuttoned his jacket and allowed it to hang on the chair as he casually continued "My bloodline is Audie Murphy, not that I expect any of you to know who that is. The short of it is, back in WWII, he was one heck of a war hero and one heck of a shot. Meanin, if I wanted to-" He stopped here to gesture at the TL "I could shoot the hair off your head with this 92FS, and that's not an idle boast, though I imagine a demonstration would draw a bit too much attention."
He then, however, allowed his gaze to slide over their team leader and Sloan, continuing "Now, I'll be the last one to judge based on reputation, because I had a bit-a one back in Academy too. But if'n anyone get's funny, well, I was raised to solve my problems with a gun. So, don't make yourself just as bad as the guys we're here to round up and we'll be fine." He then smiled and waved casually, saying "But until then, let's be friends huh? I'm always happy to get some pals in the unit, so I hope none of us get into some kinda conflict, y'know? Now, I'm sure I speak for all the Assaults at this table when I say this, but I definitely speak for myself: I can sneak into a place with a silenced pistol, sure, I can do stealth, but I don't like it. I also can't do any of this sneaky-beaky stuff of lurkin around really casually to try and gather intel or anything else. So, don't ask me to discretely tail a target, or go talk some guy outta his documents. Send me in when you need an application of military force, I'm great at it, but not much else."
Having said his piece, and quickly showing his penchant for getting into long discussions, he took a moment to say something to the Logi in particular. They were the support troops, so a lot of people tended to write them off pretty quickly because they weren't cool spooks or awesome assaults. However, their job was just as, if not more, important as the others, so he wanted to make sure she knew he appreciated that "A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Zech. I'm glad we'll have a good Logi keeping us on our feet out in the field. EOD ain't exactly my specialty either, so havin someone who knows their way around a bomb'll be real helpful."