[b][I]Raven Rivers[/i][/b]

Raven walked inside the room in his best uniform and freshly-shined boots, smiling as he spoke to the Colonel, "I knew there'd be a plan, Sir."

As he waited for the briefing, Raven knew everyone could see his renewed confidence, bolstered by the talk with Marit just a few days ago and lasted through the NRPDE's announcement just earlier. This was the day he rescued Katrina and Andrew; this was the day he reunited his family. And all he had to do was give himself some time and patience and fight as well as possible. So his smile held as he observed Ingrid, Marit (who had risen in his estimation after their talk), and Tarak as they waited for the Colonel to give them the plan.

After all, he had upgraded his Shadow Hawk with extra heat sinks and a particle cannon that could hit targets at long range; that ought to count for something.

The point was, this was his day; all he needed to do was live through it.