Adrian looked back and forth and his ears turned independently of his head. They were all monsters as far as he could care, despite having names and backgrounds and [i]probably[/i] not being out for his blood. All he could hope for, as he quietly eavesdropped on his new squad, would be for them all to get in their GEARs, so that he could forget their faces and recognize them as equals. Friendly, non-cannibalistic, and well fed equals. Even then, he would have a lot of callsigns to remember and GEARs to keep an eye on. He raised his hand.

	“Captain, will we be splitting into teams now? Or will that sort of planning come after we do our recon?” Adrian did his best to speak loudly and clearly—even if what he considered loud was well removed from most of the others’ expectations. “I’m asking, because I would rather not work overwatch for such a large group on my own.”