Raisa found the answer given by Blade to be satisfactory and was about to return to reading over information on her PADD when she was spoken to once again by the tiger. "You don't have to be formal with me. I'm a private like you. No need to call me sir, Oliver is enough. Nice to meet you Raisa Yurievna Biryukova. I'm Oliver Stone." Raisa found herself annoyed for a reason unknown even to her, but she smiled regardless.

"Well met, Oliver. You may call me Raisa." She shook his hand before listening to the suggestion of the only hare in the room.

"Captain, will we be splitting into teams now? Or will that sort of planning come after we do our recon?" Raisa agreed it was a reasonable question. Silverwind took little time in responding.

"Good question, you're right that we're operating with quite a big group here, so I'd recommend we split inta teams 'fore we launch. It'll make our tactical movements a lot less awkward, and as y'all say, make it easier for overwatch and cover fire in smaller groups. Plus we'll be better able ta take advantage of cover as we move." As usual, he spoke with a thick accent that Raisa couldn't quite put her finger on. It seemed like all of the foxes of the 101st had some sort of accent, Raisa with her admitedly light Iyuli accent and Silverwind with his unique way of speech. Sliding her PADD back into her helmet, she readied the straps of the helmet as she made a request.

"If it isn't a problem, I would prefer to have a role that puts an importance on independent actions. My own training and country's doctrine makes that GEAR units of my country fight better when alone, close to the enemy and with little support from allies, mostly due to our country possessing very few GEARs to go around. I specialize in anti-GEAR combat, particularly close range actions and much of my own tactics rely on keeping mobile." Raisa multi-tasked between preparing her helmet and giving her explanations. "Of course, I can shoot from long-ranges just fine, but I would be very appreciative if you took my capabilities, skills and preferences into account, sir." Finishing, she put her helmet on her head and switched on the power on the back. 

As she hadn't used her GEAR in a while and her PADD had received a firmware update so it could interface with LDF briefing software and LDF hardware, it required a quick synchronization before use. She turned her head side to side and up and down as the indications on her HUD required before receiving a notification to finish synchronization in her GEAR. All the while, she kept an eye on Silverwind out of respect for a superior.