[ Carver watches him for another long moment, reminded uncomfortably of Pope's worst moments. The times beyond his rages and strange moods, when the commander got quiet and melancholy, talking about their ghosts and how he'd failed them. He only ever did it when he was drunk and things always got worse when he sobered up. Harsher.
He twitches. He puts that traitorous thought away in a box and locks it down tight. ]
I live here. [ It takes effort to refrain from adding sir to that. ] It's trapped, though.
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He twitches. He puts that traitorous thought away in a box and locks it down tight. ]
I live here. [ It takes effort to refrain from adding sir to that. ] It's trapped, though.