[ maybe he'd feel guilty, if he were anyone other than himself. this guy - whoever he is - doesn't boast the way most company officials do. with their big words and clean hands and fucking strutting-rooster attitudes.

this one - well, he kind of looks like roy himself. the kind of guy that turns around and sees ghosts. ]

Bilgewater probably smells better.

[ another burbling spill of laughter, roy dropping his elbows onto his thighs. he'd come to mock, not to befriend.

but the lack of military dismissal - the inattention to his wheelchair - well, maybe roy'd judged him wrong. ]

Careful - you hang around here long enough, you'll start forgetting there's anything sweeter out there.