Dean Joseph Victoria Harbit
Upon receiving his orders to leave, gives the admiral a theatrical salute and turns on his heels. He marches out behind the Spartan fire team Ra but makes sure to keep a close eye on them. Dean never did trust the Spartans. After the stories of the old Spartan programs and exactly how lethal they were in combat, he believed they all underwent some form of training that stripped them of their humanity. The babble of the super soldiers before him is tuned out as his thoughts take the reigns. The loud siren and the frequent red light sweeps faded out of existence for him. His feet continue down the hall on auto pilot, brushing against crew members left and right.
"
C..in" A hum of his title strikes his ear before fading into silence. "
Captain" It comes again, this time clearer. Dean snaps from his thoughts back into reality. A fully armoured hand lays upon his shoulder, clearly belonging to either an ODST or Spartan. He turns to face the figure. Their sunken green eyes are already waiting to meet him. "Speak up or get to your post." She bows her head to him and states her purpose for being. "
Sir, the team and I were thinking about some training later. You want in?" Her lips curve into a smile but Dean's disposition remains stern. "Back on Mars, it was tradition for the man to ask the woman out." She rolls her eyes at the captain's remark, laughing it off. "
You in or not, Hotstuff?"
"I'll tell you what. If we aren't gunned down, boarded or attacked.. You're on." The captain smiles before giving her a light tap on the arm. She goes to thank him for agreeing, "
Just so you know, I'm going to de-," but Dean is quick to interject, cutting her off abruptly. "But right now I want you back to your post. Admiral's given her orders." The ODST offers him a salute and confirms his orders. "
Heading back to my post, captain." She starts down the hall but at the last second feels Dean's hand tighten around her forearm. "If you see Lazarus on the way-" He whispers into her ear, "step on his foot." She rolls her eyes and continues to walk away. She calls out over her shoulder, "
You need to let that go. It was funny for the first two weeks but it's getting old now."
Dean returns to his course headed for the armoury and arrives behind his own schedule. His eyes cruise the caged racks of weaponry before settling down on the assault rifles. The vast majority of them were sleek and grey with the exception of three. He removes a card-like object from his pocket and swipes through a reader attached to the cage door. The door is quick to open and does so in a smooth fashion. Dean steps inside the caged area and drapes his finger along the weapons before grabbing the butt of an orange painted assault rifle, pre-loaded with the safety off. While typically taboo within the space core, Dean liked to leave his weapons ready at all times in case of a spontaneous firefight. Even when locked away in storage.