The message Charoux left on everyone's comm units was simple, if vague: "Company Meeting in the Mess at 1900; dinner will be served.". Charoux got the Steward robot to do the grunt-work of the food prep for the meal before he sent it to handle dinner for the Dame and her unfairly maligned Attendant. The cooking went rather well, in spite of Charoux's marginal experience. Everyone would get a proper traditional Darrian hyper-organic meal; he wouldn't need the bot to rescue him with some hastily seasoned MREs in lieu of real food. The Artemis Group personnel filtered in with as much timeliness as he expected... at least, for those for which he had expectations; the Sword Worlder was still an unsettling mystery. Charoux hoped he wouldn't regret having brought her on board, and while things weren't yet trending positively, that could simply have been due to the sort of growing pains anyone should reasonably expect to come with integrating into any new company. As everyone was seated, he brought out the food with some poorly considered fanfare that didn't go over as well as he would have hoped. He thought to himself, "Oh well; the food will speak for itself.". As everyone took their first tastes and sips, he called the meeting to order. "My tenure as company figurehead has been short, and I'm still learning how to execute my position properly; admittedly, this was not the sort of job I was trained for, but I'm happy to take it on for the time being. No doubt we're all learning to adjust to the company running differently than it used to, and that leaves room for things to not go as well as they should. Having had a few missions under our belt under the new order, I thought we should take some time to reflect on how our missions have been executed, and how similar situations might be handled better in the future." Charoux's off-the-cuff speech proved quite rousing, and garnered adequate attention from the personnel. He continued, "For instance, on the 'Viking Lines' mission... By all the metrics we anticipated on the way in, the mission was a complete success, and we clearly chose the right moment to break off and return the required information to our client. However..."; Charoux paused to bring up some news pages about the murdered contraband trafficker on the viewscreen, before continuing. "Clearly, we were in a position to potentially adapt to the situation, and do more good than we did. While we were not to blame for the loss of this non-combatant, and it happened outside of our sightlines, we had reason to expect something of this sort was looming for this individual, and potentially could have influenced the outcome to achieve a better result. So, what, if anything, could we have done to achieve better results here, without jeopardizing our client's mission, or taking on unacceptable levels of risk?" Charoux stopped to facilitate and participate in discussion among the personnel on the subject at hand. It was a tricky and multifaceted subject, and worth a proper discussion. When the subject had run its course, Charoux gathered everyone's attention again. "Before moving on to another discussion, let's take a moment to welcome our new Company member, Dagne Kruhl Lander." Charoux wasn't quite sure what to expect from Dagne in this moment; maybe a regimented salute, or a curt nod... regardless, he gave her a moment to be included, after a stint of protracted discussion that offered her little chance to participate. "Now to discuss our recent boarding action on the Darrian Cargo ship, of which Dagne was certainly a key participant. Admittedly, Pirates are not high on anyone's priority list for prisoner taking. Regardless, there were potentially some missed opportunities to show our new Company member the sort of humanitarianism we expect of her in future combats with regards to respecting a legitimate surrender, when one happens. Could we have improved our handling of enemy combatants surrendering in that engagement, and if so, how?" Once again, Charoux did his part to keep discussion productive and on-task, to see if some useful conclusion could be reached. After the subject had been exhausted, Charoux served dessert, and brought the group to attention again. "Thank you all for participating; it's important to take stock from time to time to see where we can do our jobs better. Once we get some fresh intel about the ground situation, we'll have a mission briefing on defusing this sociological destabilization. In the meantime, get a good night's rest, and enjoy your downtime as you see fit." Charoux raised his glass in a toast to the company and his fellow personnel, and enjoyed his dessert.
