[center][h2][color=FF9912]Hawthorne Balthazar - Outcast Base[/color][/h2][/center]
Oh boy. These people were no fun, not a bit. Hawthorne momentarily creased his eyebrows at Nathaniel’s comments. Where did this complete stranger get off lecturing him? That’s not to mention the bullshit about calling him captain, or sir. Fat chance, Jackal. A nickname warrants a nickname, so a dog you shall remain! Nathaniel would warm up to Hawthorne once he saw him in combat though, then there’d be no more pointless lectures educating Hawthorne on the finer points of being a “leader”. He began his rebuttal, his voice laced with contempt but not quite dripping with it. [color=36648B]“If you hadn’t noticed, [i]Nate[/i], the guy that took off your legs, he’s the one that promoted me to Staff Sergeant. I’m here for a damn good reason.”[/color] Hawthorne sighed, and ran a hand through his hair. When he began speaking again, his voice was significantly more relaxed, almost indolent. [color=36648B]“I can’t help that I enjoy fighting, and I can also understand that someone like you would be on the stricter side, but trust me, I’ll handle myself out there. I’m no stranger to combat, not by a long shot.”[/color]


Hawthorne shifted his position so he was facing both Alexi and Nathaniel at the same time. [color=36648B]“I agree that we should defer to you Alexi, whenever navigating the Fortune Region, but don’t count out Olympia. She was the other chick back in the common room. She’s a native. Anyways, how does hierarchy among the three of us make any sense at all? If you hadn’t noticed, we’re only in charge of four people. I think a direct democracy between us, the leaders, would be most efficient for the size of the group we’re managing. Either that, or one of us takes complete charge while the other two act as subordinates second only to them.”[/color] He smirked. [color=36648B]"If you two can agree to the latter, I'd be happy to call whoever lands in charge 'sir'."[/color] Hawthorne was used to serving under others, but they didn’t need a first, second, and third in command for a group of seven.