[Gene nods, eye dropping to the floor. His shoulders slump too, like he's suddenly having a hard time with the weight he's carrying, even with his pack off and rifle next to it. The wound's still fresh and bleeding, and it feels bad enough that he questions whether he's ever really going to be able to get over this one.]
Admiral offered me a deal a couple minutes after they took his body back. [It comes out a little hollowly, like he's just describing it from a distance, but it's still obvious how bad he hurts.
(It's also probably obvious what, exactly the Admiral offered him.)]
[spam!!]
Admiral offered me a deal a couple minutes after they took his body back. [It comes out a little hollowly, like he's just describing it from a distance, but it's still obvious how bad he hurts.
(It's also probably obvious what, exactly the Admiral offered him.)]
He was a good man.