Taylor Cruz is portrayed as an authoritative and ambitious leader, emphasizing the importance of understanding the alien society to predict behavior and manage risks.
Taylor Cruz strode into the room, a tightly coiled spring of ambition and authority, and peered at the screen. "Understand their society, and we may predict behavior. Remain expedient—we don't know how much time we have before the situation shifts." There was an edge of stark realism to Taylor's words, the underlying message clear: every revelation bore its own set of risks.