Because deskwork hates him.

[in_over_his_head]

[While the SCCF was now temporarily silenced their leader was still on the loose and possibly plotting to cause more mayhem under the guise of good intentions. Meaning more work for him while working to ensure that all avenues for Lee to try take over the Unity Group were blocked off. While it was unlikely the UN would hand over the commission to Lee as he wasn't exactly in their service as the member of a Non-ESUN military detachment, the SSR still had achieved quite a bit that some members may consider things.]

Uuugh...

[However... mudslinging and dirt digging can only go so far and at the very most could only serve as a road block. Especially if Lee painted himself up as the only choice they had. So to that end Calvin spent an equal amount of time researching various possible candidates to serve as an interim commander for the Unity Group until the Lady is stopped and Lee loses interest.]

-INTERIM COMMANDER CANDIDATES-

-Cmdr. Amane-
-Pros: Good record built up from engagements with the Wulgaru, Member of ESUN military, Ranking Officer, Skilled Commander, has worked with UG before, Experienced Officer-
-Cons: Already has a Command - ESUN may want to keep her there, May find difficulty with UG's irregular command structure-

-Cmdr. Rin Suzukaze-
-Pros: Trusted by members of UG, Used to dealing with pilots with irregular personalities, ranking officer, has experience with dealing with non-military personnel-
-Cons: More focused on Instruction/Training than actual field command, UG may be larger than can handle, possible scandal involving appearance explicit material(?)-

-Capt. Gloval-
-Pros: Experienced Commander, Record built up with sorties alongside UG against the Zentradi, Officer, Trusted by members of UG-
-Cons: Rank may be too low for some (Request promotion?), Commanding UG different from commanding a ship, Overall command would possibly mean leaving the Macross with a less experienced captain-

-Gen. Hetepheres-
-Pros: Experienced Combatant, experienced commander, trusted by UG, engaged in multiple sorties alongside UG, capable of diplomatic interaction with non-military personnel, diplomatic relations with Gebians may grow stronger-
-Cons: Having an extraterrestrial in command may have negative implications and lead to closer scrutiny, overall command means possibly depriving UG of an experienced combatant and capable field commander-

-Capt. Viletta Vadim-
-Pros: Experienced Combatant, leads SSR Units when Lee is not on the field, Has worked alongside UG, reasonable, has fought alongside mixed personalities and can operate well enough in UG, officer-
-Cons: Member of SSR (possibly may have command stolen by Lee?), Possible connection with Balmarians (Investigate further), Rank may be too low for some (Request Promotion?)-

-(Former) Marshall Stacker Pentecost-
-Pros: Experienced Commander, Experienced Combatant, Used to working with many conflicting personalities given the nature of Jaeger pilots, has worked alongside UG before.-
-Cons: Deteriorating health, Jaeger program dismantled, Retired-

-Grimlock- -NO NO NO NO NO-
-BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD IDEA-

[And in the interest of covering all bases, Calvin ran through various members of UG (even ones who didn't outwardly show leadership qualities) and their allies for consideration. Those ones went into a second pile that was thoroughly marked with red like Grimlock's... as Calvin picked up his sheet and tossed it over to the larger pile.]

I'm going to need a vacation after this...

Comments

[in_over_his_head]

Believe me when I say this...

[Well Willis... the Red was a lot less in regards to the shenanigans and lack of seriousness you often displayed and more other things. Signs of PTSD, survivor's guilt, possible suicide risk given the fight with Jii Edel, a difficulty of communicating with others. There were holes in the information - specifically because you did a good job keeping it as buried as possible but Calvin did his best to research you as he could.]

It really isn't.

[a_linear_mind]

Suicide risk is going a bit far don't you think?

[If the hammer hitting the nail on the head bothered him he didn't give any indication of it. Not that he was arguing with any of the other points here.]

[in_over_his_head]

I'm pretty sure that from all accounts diving headfirst into certain death by stabbing something and not even trying to escape from a dimensional rift would probably be a decent indicator Mr Clades.

[Calvin takes a sip of his now unfortunately cold coffee with a grimace.]

But its not just that. You've had the track record of throwing yourself into the line of fire for others, no matter what the odds of survival were. That latest incident was just dotting the 'i's.

Honestly if you did somehow have every skill to make you the perfect candidate to keep Lee off our backs... I don't know if they'd cast a vote of no confidence so being in charge doesn't crush you or if it'd be a landslide vote in favor to keep you from actually getting killed on the field.

[a_linear_mind]

Technically the odds of being killed in a dimensional anomaly are actually quite low given what happened after the incident with Jii.

And if I could escape without outside help I would have, whether I like it or not there's not much I can do to influence those sorts of things.

[There's a very unusual smile on his face now.]

Personally, I would call it a hero complex rather than a suicide risk.

Besides, I don't think that not being afraid to sacrifice yourself to protect others is necessarily a bad thing.

[in_over_his_head]

Perhaps...

[There's a look on the Inspector's face that's distinctly wary now.]

I can't say I know you very well, personally or through what little information I could find of you... and in all honestly there are a lot of implications that truthfully scare the crap out of me. The nanomachine systems, AEGIS... everything.

Maybe you do have a hero complex or maybe its just an excuse you're using to dress up the truth Mr Clades... but I get the feeling you might be far more tired than you let on.

I'd die to protect someone if I had to, anyone else in this place would do the same I bet... but I'm hoping for Miss Ohara's sake, as well as every other friend you made that you weren't going to use them as an excuse to just disappear.

[Calvin glances at his coffee.]

Or maybe I'm wrong and I should apologize to you.

What do you think?

[a_linear_mind]

You don't have to put on a face like that, we're all on the same side here right?

To be perfectly honest, you're half right. Sometimes I'm not sure myself what I want or why I'm still here.

but...I wouldn't still be here if I didn't want to.

[in_over_his_head]

Yeah... yeah we are. But sometimes we just can't help worry about how others are doing.

And that's an answer I guess I can accept.