Ahh, damn. I spoke too soon on that one, huh? I'm glad ya weren't on the front lines or anything, but I'm not discountin' being around fer it in general. Everyone's affected by war in different ways.

[If not the soldiers, then the families of those soldiers, and the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire.

...mm.

He's more than happy to move on from the depressing subject of wars, though. Granted, it's not like what he's about to transition to is much better, but at the very least, he starts off with a laugh.]

Man, that already feels like ages ago, doesn't it? Who would've guessed we'd be makin' this a regular thing? That this has been goin' on so long that we've been establishin' routines...