"Hello there, friend. How's the new year treating you so far?" he asked, waving at the rather intimidating looking Medic. He wasn't put off by his appearance at all. He'd faced down bigger and scarier critters in the woods back home than anybody here on base. At least, it helped him sleep better at night to think so.
Scrutinizing the new face, the RED Medic warily paused in what he was doing (cleaning… blood stained medical instruments). He quickly looked the man over, taking in any bit of information he could. Clues as to who this man was. Judging by the symbolic patch on his uniform, and the uniform itself… a Heavy. Great. Fantastic. A Heavy.
At least he was on RED. He supposed that wasn’t too bad.
“…Fair enough.” Putting down what appeared to be a curved set of pliers, he turned to properly face him. “You are a new face. I haven’t seen you before. Or,” he began, his gaze settling on the man’s affable features, “maybe you’ve been here, and I haven’t noticed you. I don’t, what’s the word… mingle with the base often.”
This man was respectful, and he quietly admitted to himself that… it was rare when anyone greeted him with respect. At least at first.
Deciding to loosen up a bit, he let his shoulders relax. “And your new year? Has it been fair as well? Or has MannCo already given you a shitty start to a new, fresh year of this hell. After all,” he paused, before adding in a sardonic tone, “they’re considerate and understanding.”