[center][h3][color=darkturquoise]VII: Raiden[/color][/h3]
Briefing Room, Approx. 0600 Hrs (6:00am)
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Raiden raised a quizzical eyebrow at the girl as he took the offered sweet. He had no intention of actually accepting the sugary item, but figured it would be more straightforward than attempting to decline. He inspected the hard candy with a sharp eye.

[color=darkturquoise]"Stress isn't a viable concern as we are now. The stress of active mission duties is going to be far higher, so you'd best be prepared for that."[/color]

He gently placed the sweet into his mouth, scowling a little at the needless on-rush of sugar. He flicked it a little with his tongue before biting it hard between his molars, the candy shattering between his teeth. His eyes pointed towards the front of the room as he waited for the briefing to start.

[color=darkturquoise]"And I wouldn't worry about overthinking anything either. I was engineered with an eidetic memory, among other mental enhancements, so it's not so easy for my thoughts to fall out of order. Like I said, I analyse. That's how I operate. I'm more worried about your sugar intake, because your file tells me just how much of that candy you consume. That could cause a liability during an operation."[/color]

As he spoke, Raiden didn't look at Karu, but his words were clinical and sharp, maybe a little sharper than he intended. Her rather careless demeanour would have normally made him feel a little more at ease between operations, but his first live mission was making him a little agitated.