I admit I would been torn. This is a very dangerous and quite possibly, the most essentially important mission to date. You know the stakes. You know what it would mean if we fail. [What the Rogue Malnosso will do.] It only takes one misstep. And we need as few complications going in as possible.
You are also an expert in the required fields. There are other experts, yes, and I will not insult their skills, but you are able to do what they do with no special and easily blocked abilities. You also possess what few do - years of experience. We are also already having to accommodate non-combatants, we can do so for one more if the benefits outweighed the downsides.
Lupin, I am not just a doctor, but a commander of men. [Or the Surgeon. People only see one of the three - they couldn't perceive him for the entire trinity of roles that he was.] I don't get to be sentimental; I have to remain objective. Sometimes that means sending out a wounded man to fight. Or putting a friend in the line of fire.
[It's very hard. He conflicts and contradicts.]
... and closure? Is something you need as well.
It would have been conditional. I would have reserved the right to draw back my clearance at any time. But that is my answer.
September 19th [Action]
I admit I would been torn. This is a very dangerous and quite possibly, the most essentially important mission to date. You know the stakes. You know what it would mean if we fail. [What the Rogue Malnosso will do.] It only takes one misstep. And we need as few complications going in as possible.
You are also an expert in the required fields. There are other experts, yes, and I will not insult their skills, but you are able to do what they do with no special and easily blocked abilities. You also possess what few do - years of experience. We are also already having to accommodate non-combatants, we can do so for one more if the benefits outweighed the downsides.
Lupin, I am not just a doctor, but a commander of men. [Or the Surgeon. People only see one of the three - they couldn't perceive him for the entire trinity of roles that he was.] I don't get to be sentimental; I have to remain objective. Sometimes that means sending out a wounded man to fight. Or putting a friend in the line of fire.
[It's very hard. He conflicts and contradicts.]
... and closure? Is something you need as well.
It would have been conditional. I would have reserved the right to draw back my clearance at any time. But that is my answer.