“Well, sure,” Barret agreed. “I have a lot of skilled pilots, most with a lot more experience. But with that experience comes a host of bad habits I’ve been trying to break. Too many are used to flying solo, or in long-established pairs. Freelancers aren’t used to flying as a team.” It was only then she realized how what she’d said could be misconstrued. “No offense of course,” she added to Hunter.
But rather than fall to the defensive, he just grinned. “No, you’re right. And it can be a hard habit to break.” He paused then, eying Barret with a conspiratorial look. “I think I just had a new idea for the final simulation. What do you think?”
His volume dropped as he began relaying his idea to her so that I only caught a few words here and there. But when he finished, Barret seemed genuine
