Gears of War:Reconnoiter/Q&A

'WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ RECONNOITER'', THERE MAY BE SPOILERS ON THIS PAGE FOR ALREADY POSTED CHAPTERS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS, PLEASE READ THE STORY FIRST.'''

This is the brand-new Reconnoiter Q&A! Send Screennameless your questions by posting them here, by reviewing on FF.net, or by leaving a message on either the story's talk page or Screennameless's talk page. The guidelines are as follows:

These questions can pertain to anything Reconnoiter-related, including the Gears universe. If you ask Screennameless about:
 * Gears of War in general - Chances are you're one of her real-life friends who's reading the story simply because she wrote it. Even if you're not, she'll happily provide a concise explanation, a link to the appropriate page on That Other Wiki, or both.
 * The plot of Reconnoiter - Naturally, she won't give you spoilers for any unposted chapters (though she may give you hints). However, if there's anything you didn't understand, she'll be happy to clarify.
 * Any of her original material - She loves rambling about her stuff, so ask her anything about her characters, locations, whatever. She'll probably tell you more than you want to know (though she'll leave out spoilers).
 * Herself - She will not give out her surname or her location, but basically anything else will be answered.

You can even direct silly questions at her characters, and they will be more than happy to answer them for you! So let's get started!

=Plot Questions=

I thought it was Dom who knocked Baird out, not Cole?
Dom distracted Baird so Cole could knock him out. Which, if you think about it, is a pretty impressive feat since Cole has all the subtlety of an angry rhinoceros.

=Screennameless Questions=

How often do you update?
I try to update with SOMETHING (at the very least a meme or a preview) every three to four days. If I miss my update for any reason, I will leave a note with a definite date on which the update will be posted, and the update will be a double update to make up for the inconvenience.

Would you be my beta person PWEEAASE?
Yes, I will happily beta any Gears fanfiction!

=Character Questions= Note that these are answered by the characters they are directed at.

Does it bother you that you COULD be a higher rank, but you aren't?
In short: Yes.

If you had to pick between being sent out on a two-person mission with anyone of Delta Squad, who would you pick?
Seriously? You have to ask. Well, I'd pick Cole. I'm used to tolerating his idiocy, he gets on my ass less than Marcus, and he doesn't call me gay like Dom does.

Is there anyone you look up to/respect?
Well, you have to respect Hoffman. He may have his head up his ass sometimes, but he knows what's what. And I respect the other guys, I guess. Sort of. Most of the time.

How is it working with the gears (Marcus, Dom, Cole, and Baird)?
Interesting, I guess? Like I'm living in a flashback. It's a little stressful, though, because Delta is four more people I have to look out for. Plus, they don't really know how we fight, so it's sort of hard to mesh our styles. I'm grateful Fenix gave me that latitude to control his men on the home front, so I didn't mind returning him the favor at Fort Jameson. Although the suspicion pissed me off. And Baird. Baird pisses me off a lot.

Which Gear would you prefer going on a mission with?
Definitely Dom. He's the most reliable.

Did you originally not want to take Liam in?
I was definitely worried about being able to take care of him. It had been a long time since I'd been around kids, so I was pretty eager to let Bill and Lottie try first, especially since they knew Liam better than I did. Between you and me? I'm glad it didn't work out for them. I had a lot of younger cousins that I used to take care of, and it's nice to have that feeling back.

What is your honest opinion of the gears' way of handling situations?
Well, the constant suspicion's a little annoying. And so is the racism... is Stranded a race? Hmm... Oh, but anyway, the gears' way of handling things is fine; it's the COG's way of handling things that bothers me. I mean... they left millions of Stranded to die. To me, there's something very wrong with that. But the gears are just following orders, really - the Marauders are ex-gears and operate mostly the same way, just with a different set of... morals, I guess.