"You know, if we keep calling each other Commander, it's going to get real old real fast. Or hilarious! It depends on your view." She starts off with, trying to lighten the feeling of this meeting just a little. She shifted in her seat, staring back off to the street. She didn't say anything for a few moments, but she knew there was little use in procrastinating.

"...There's an elephant in the room, Cullen. A big, glowy blue elephant." She finally turned to look at him, her expression almost...sheepish. "Now, you've never spoken about the man to me, but all things considered, can I jump to this crazy assumption, that you're not particularly fond of this elephant?" How could he possibly support Anders, after all? Not when he'd spent years under Meredith.