Cassius nodded at Kaze, before taking note of Vale's amusement -- which was nice to see. He chuckled at his own theatrics before pondering her question.
"I believe we have a chance, and that possibility is enough to warrant trying, is it not?" He felt it was within rational, and cohesive reach. He survived his own version of a calamity, his own version of rising up to an occasion. To him, this was no different, but each trial had it's own scar, and with each scar, there was a lesson. Pain was a good teacher, as was failure... Needless to say, failure was not something he was too acquainted with.
He acknowledged Amber's statement. Rational line of thought, natural conclusion; cool headed. Cassius didn't really say anything here, he agreed with her, she more than likely is expecting such company, but what he may think is that it is possible she is unaware of the X and how far their reach is; which is understandable seeing as they do not have the whole report of the BSL from her side. The problem is, if she were unwilling... Then that is when it would become complicated.
But it was David's responses that started to show visible tension, which was a first from Cassius due to his calm demeanor, his brows furrowed slightly. "I'm going to say this once... Do not address as such, it would be the same as me calling you a 'muscle bound pea brain'. I don't think you'd enjoy that very much, so don't compare me to your domesticated creatures." It was clear that he did not have a high opinion of David. Especially when he heard of his tactics.
"Do literally everyone a favor, and just do not think about attacking her. Chances are she would not kill an innocent willingly; but seeing your headstrong, and brutish thoughts, your have the 'shoot first, never ask questions later' mentality. When -- or if we encounter her, I want you to look to the exits or even just behind us to keep track of X, or other creatures that may prove hostile, because I'm beginning to wonder if you are more of a danger than a asset to getting her cooperation -- and I mean that in the nicest way... and stay close in a fight, your aggressive thoughts make me fearful you'll run out of range of me to support you in the event you come under attack. So please, keep your inner beast on a leash." Cassius made his thoughts very clear, still somewhat skeptical of his companion. That aside, he walked over to Kaze, getting a move on to the vessel in question.
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