Chris scoffed at the movement, the question, and simply took his place at the right without even needing to be asked. Taking the lead wasn't his style, but he also wasn't someone that would balk at the idea of pressure. His life had been nothing but pressures and hardships, things he pushed his way through with aplomb. The fact that he was still alive spoke well of that.

"Don't flatter yourself too hard there," Chris quipped. It was some kind of power play and Chris didn't care. He would do what looked like the good option to him, regardless of how it would affect him politically or with his partner. That was part of the compatibility, wasn't it? They were on the same wavelength somewhere, able to pick at each other's weaknesses and make up for any slack. "We'll see how this configuration works first. Good with you?"