"Brief me." He cannot work out the pattern without all the variables. He cannot calculate the odds of success or failure without knowing what is or is not in play- leaving him in the dark helps no one.

But this is more than battle tactics and statistics- this is...human. Emotions and trauma and ghosts and a jumble of messy scenarios that do not fit in neat little slots, much to his dismay.

"Even compromised you are more valuable as an asset in the field than you are alone, as am I. You, however, are able to act on your own." Delta...is not.