The hot-headed captain of the ExoCarrier Dominion, Furlong verbally disagreed with Admiral Winfield’s plan of preparation before attacking the Neosapiens. He declared to Captain Matthew Marcus of the Resolute that if he were in command the fleet's officers would not spend time making the fleet pretty, they would spend time making it fight. In the days prior to Captain Marcus's mutiny against Admiral Winfield, Furlong’s criticism of Winfield became more frequent, as did his encouragement of Marcus to take command. It may very have been Furlong’s words that finally pushed Marcus over the edge of mutiny.