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| - Buck: Did you get lost Corporal? Have a seat. Under the table. Marker on your right temple, please. Buck: Let me get a baseline image. Think of a flower. Buck: That's nice. What is your name and rank? Romeo: I usually know who I'm talking to before I start getting friendly. Buck: Your superior officer. Romeo: The magic words. Buck: The magic words, what? Romeo: The magic words - sir. Lance Corporal Kojo Agu. Service number: 14606-85099-KA. Romeo: Now, maybe you want to tell me why I'm here, sir? Buck: Actually, Corporal, you're going to tell me. I know you volunteered for this mission - doesn't mean you'll get it. I need to know I've got the right men for this job, that my people are mission-effective. So, why are you here? Why are you ODST? Romeo: I guess I just had enthusiastic support from the right people. Buck: Meaning? Romeo: Meaning I was fast-tracked. Romeo: The Governor of the colony at Castra knew a Colonel somewhere who knew somebody else and boom, I'm at ODST training a couple days later. Buck: You can not pull favors to get into ODST training. Romeo: Apparently you can when the governor wants to keep you away from his wife. Before that, I thought I only had one great talent. Buck: So, you a born killer, corporal? Romeo: If I wasn't born to do this, I don't know who is. Buck: I'm not looking for cocky. I'm looking for talent. Romeo: Lucky for you, you landed both, sir. Buck: Do you know the difference between a mission that you can make up stories about when you're chasing tail in a bar, and a mission where there are no stories. One you carry out and you never mention again? Romeo: What kind? Buck: Kind of mission that you don't get to ask questions about. Romeo: Yeah, I think I can handle that, sir. But what does this have to do with the mission? A drop to a Covenant ship isn't exactly top secret. Buck: Just a few more questions, corporal. And I'll ask them. Buck: From looking over your records. I see you've been part of a covert extraction. Romeo: Yeah, I guess you could say that. I know gettin' in and out without anybody seeing you is a special talent. I can get you a few more references at once without it necessary, sir. Buck: Coral. Romeo: Yeah. Buck: Mamore. Romeo: Mm-hm. Buck: New Jerusalem. Romeo: Heh. Yeah. Buck: Beta Gabriel. {Pause} That's a lot of action. And a hundred-percent kill rate. How'd you manage that, corporal? Romeo: Well... When you love what you do, it's easy. The real question, sir, is why are we talking covert extraction for a sting-to-ship infiltration mission. Buck: I told you. I'll ask the questions. Romeo: Depends on what you mean, sir. Buck: I mean, have you ever been to your home planet or are you just one of those colony kid who doesn't know where they came from? Romeo: I have a home planet, sir, and Earth isn't it. I know where I came from. I am a colony kid and the only Earth experience I ever needed was seeing it through a transport window, and that was more than enough. {Pause} There's a reason people moved off that rock, sir. Buck: Colonial pride notwithstanding, I think you know what we're fighting for. There are some things we can't afford to lose. Romeo: Maybe. But to me, it's just another place with wind variants, gravitational pull and things to kill, sir. Buck: Last slot on this team is going to be filled by a rookie. Before we make drop, I need to know if you have a problem with that. Romeo: He or she? Buck: He. Romeo: He a sniper? Buck: No. Romeo: Then what the hell do I care, sir? Buck: Don't be late next time. Romeo: Sir. Buck: You're dismissed. Buck: Corporal. Nice flower. Romeo: Thank you, sir.
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