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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Heard" data-source="post: 2469723" data-attributes="member: 7280">He nods pleasantly in agreement."Of course! And," he adds conspiratorily, "Don't be confusing this face I put on with confidence either! " he laughs."I'm just tossing my gloves into the ring because I'm worried that everyone will fall upon each other with daggers drawn if someone doesn't step forward that people can compromise on. We need to all be able to work together if we're going to be able to succeed at our tasks, and everyone should know that I've been promised a bed in the gutters if we fail" he says with the air of a joke."But seriously, all kidding aside, ego has nothing to do with it. I just noticed some of the other people that seem to be put forth don't seem to keen upon it, and decided to show some mercy. I might not be the wisest among you or the most comely," he says to everyone," but I've got little nervousness about presenting reports to people in public." he says sheepishly."And that's what the position is about mainly, correct? Writing reports and giving briefings before the peers of the Committee? I'm sure that everyone here would perform as gracefully in that as in any other endeavor that they strive for, but if I could lay my neck in the noose to spare any of you then why should I not? After all, I'm certain that it's no less than I will come to expect of any of you to do for me in the coming weeks."</blockquote>