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Colonel Jackson, being the Base Commander, has the largest office on Ebinay, complete with a full latrine, shower and all. All over the walls are pictures from his past as well as the various Zoids he'd piloted. And centered above his desk on the back wall, was the American Medal of Valor, the highest award for heroism in combat that the PAC had. To his right was the latrine. To his left, facing west, was a massive window, opening to the tundra.

((Think of the American Medal of Valor as the Medal of Honor.))

⊰𝔅𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔟𝔞⊱

((I forgot to put this out...Sorry. Proper procedure when reporting to one's CO is to knock three times on the door, then wait for the command of "Enter." You then march inside to the front of the desk, come to attention, then salute. "Sir, Rank, First name, Last name, reporting as ordered!" Then go back to attention when he salutes you back.

I know this drill all to well. Standing in front of one's commander is NOT fun. That was a bad day. XD))

Alpha Team entered the room, Jarid to the left and one step in front of everyone else. They all stood and saluted.
"Sir. Sergeant Jarid Caymen. Reporting as ordered!" he barked, waiting just as long as the others.

Jarid returned to standing in attention, looking at Tobias once, not daunted by the medals.

Jarid then listened to the list go on and on, looking down at it as he was passed it.

"I understand the Lack of Discipline, and Failure to Discipline. And Conduct Unbecoming of a Soldier, sir. I did not Disrespect the Captain, nor did I threaten his rank. I only acted like a family member would in the sight his arrogance. If one could hide behind a rank for everything, humanity is already doomed." he replied calmly, staring straight at the Commander.

"Murder coincides with war to the point that this violation is nothing more than to make the act of our survival just a game, sir." he added before taking in a deep breath and exhaling.

"And with all due respect sir, if it was 'Fraternization and Inappropriate Relations', why is it only looked at five years after it began?" he asked, still staring ahead.

Jarid stood where he was, unflinching, as was the Rest of Alpha Team.
"Understood, sir." he replied, waiting for the proverbial lashing.

"We'll start with the three most serious offenses, the ones that attracted the attention of both the civilians and other governments."

The Colonel picked up another piece of paper.

"Violating the Rules of War, Accessory to Rules of War violation, and Murder."

He set it down, then became informal for a brief moment.

"Son, all three of those carry the death penalty. You might want to explain yourself. And in a hurry."

He nodded almost imperceptably towards an inconspicious, raven-haired woman sitting in the corner of the room, a camera by her, notepad in hand. Her white blouse was covered by a black jacket with the letters "KGB" on it.

((Warning! AVISO! Long post. XD))

The woman began writing, shaking her head. The Colonel's head was shaking as well.

"Son, since the days of the arquebuisiers, men have been trained to aim center mass. And though early Snipers were trained for headshots, those headshots were to cause the least amount of suffering. Gun Snipers are trained to hit areas that will cause a system freeze. It's in the manual. A Sniper only aims for the cockpit if nothing else will stop it. In the case of the Rev Raptor, the first hit it took was also the last. The Gordos was hit repeatedly in the head."

The Colonel pushed a button, a screen sliding up from the desk, playing the feed from the sights of a Gun Sniper, the word "Crosshair" in the upper-left corner. The scene with the Rev Raptor and the Gordos played out clearly.

"The Rev Raptor is where the murder charge comes in. Of that charge, only [Insert real name of pilot here] stands accused. That is a charge only he can take responsibility for."

He then played a camera feed from the cockpit of the Blade Liger. Complete with sound.

"You never once tried to get ahold of your comrades. You didn't even hear the supposed static. So, why don;t you tell me where the source of this rage came from. Because what this video shows, is that you attempted to murder that Gordos Pilot after he mentioned you should "fight with honor." TO which you responded with..."

He played the radio feed again.

"Says the man who was hiding behind a wave of fodder and steel."

Jarid's voice came out clear, even through the soudns of battle.

"Wanna talk to me about honor!? Keep your guns aimed at soldiers instead of civilians!"

The Colonel killed the feed.

That doesn't sound like rage over your fallen comerades to me. Unless you're inplying that your men are really civilians?"

He motioned to a sentry, who opened the door, not surprised to see Bathsheba with her ear against the door.

"Staff Sergeant Caymen? Please eneter quietly and stand behind Sergeant Caymen. The Colonel would like you to hear what is about to happen."