Nikita jumped slightly in his seat as she drew the tanto and put it on the table. Nervously he nodded his head in rapid succession, making a mental note to not call her 'sir' again...Although one of his friends would've said that she was 'questionable' as a woman anyways if she was carrying a blade from Kusari rather than a Coalition issued combat knife...
When she questioned him, he felt slightly insulted...Still his answer was calm and even, he wouldn't give her the satisfaction of a negative reaction.
"The Coalition must expand, a stagnated culture tends to die out without branching out, it is the natural order of the evolution of our society, I requested a transfer because I believe that I could better serve our home and the people of Sirius on the front lines, working in the factories is an honorable task so I wouldn't say condemn, that implies that there is something wrong with the way the Government is running it." he states before taking a small breath to continue. "So condemn?" He shakes his head "No, this is liberation compared to the working conditions of the Houses, just look at Rheinland if you want an example of poor conditions ma'am." he commented calmly.