Ace took the downtime before the briefing started to take a quick look around at those that had arrived before him, greeting them, before returning the greetings of those that came in after him. He wasn't the most social of persons when he wasn't talking about flying, ships, engines or anything related to those topics, but he had a quick, dry wit that, sometimes, earned him a few glares. Still, he wasn't planning on just letting a chance to get to know his crewmates, if only a little before the mission. When the girl that could turn into a dragon (her name was Skyler, or so he had heard earlier) walked in, he scooted closer, not knowing the history her species had with humans. He hadn't talked with her before, so he wanted to at least introduce himself. "Hey there, good day." He said with a smile. "The name's Jason Lee but everyone calls me Ace." He added, extending his hand towards her.

After the briefing, Ace nodded as he looked at the planet, noticing the coordinates the captain had chosen. They seemed to have been chosen so that they could have quick access to some of the lava pools. "Sir, we'll have to do some quick mods to the shuttle's aerodynamics. The thermals from these lava pools will make flying traditionally a very bad experience." He said as he pointed at the image projected above the center of the table. He still couldn't get used to those fancy holograms. Before having to join the Marauders, the most advanced piece of equipment he had had to handle had been a pair of remotely controlled drones, which took input directly from his brainwaves using a special helmet. It had been quite tricky to pull, flying three ships at the same time, but he had been impressed by the tech involved. He looked at the ship's mechanic, the alien trapped inside that huge, clunky metal suit and smiled. "Think we can remove the wings and fins before the mission is go?" He asked. It was something that, normally, wouldn't be done. Removing the wings and fins from a shuttle meant that when they were in the atmosphere they would be flying using purely the engines thrust. It was a crazy proposition, but he was confident it could be done.