[ The state he'd arrived in, nothing. Gregor has evaluated more than a handful of officers in his life already, and been tutored in how to do so personally by Aral Vorkosigan, infamous across the galaxy for his military acumen. Showing up in the state he did and promptly prioritizing his subordinate's safety, all while acting with composure despite what must be very dire circumstances to him and a recent blindness, have impressed Gregor already.

Character is much more important to him than ability. One can be trained; the other must be lived with, or more accurately sometimes, tolerated.

He can sense this lukewarm response and merely makes a speculative noise. ] It doesn't, no. As long as we don't commit any crimes, which changes our status from Unsettled to Criminal. They also allow you to change your status at any time; I stayed as Registered for a while initially until we got our feet under us, and to test the waters.