It says a lot. [About how he feels about Kieren, and how much he thinks of Snafu, how little he respects his privacy and how much he thinks of himself to expect being given more than what he has. Maybe even how little he actually knows.
(For some reason, it's this moment where he's the most resentful about the Admiral deciding his friend deserves to be an inmate. Gene knows why he is, but this guy hasn't been where they've been, hasn't seen what they've seen, and something in him is quietly furious about it.
It's a strange, unpleasant feeling, but it feels right, too.)
He takes a breath, pushes it back, forces himself to be calm and polite even if there's something sort of sharp in his eyes anyway.]
There a reason why you haven't talked to him yourself?
[Private]
(For some reason, it's this moment where he's the most resentful about the Admiral deciding his friend deserves to be an inmate. Gene knows why he is, but this guy hasn't been where they've been, hasn't seen what they've seen, and something in him is quietly furious about it.
It's a strange, unpleasant feeling, but it feels right, too.)
He takes a breath, pushes it back, forces himself to be calm and polite even if there's something sort of sharp in his eyes anyway.]
There a reason why you haven't talked to him yourself?