Yessir, [Gene says, managing a chuckle as they start heading to the door and into the hallway. This is definitely better, and while he's pretty sure Snaf would be whining if he was conscious, he's limp and silent as they keep going, so it's fine, probably.]

Couple months. [That's easy enough to answer, and offer. It's been a while, even though it's only recently that they've been close.]

I was a replacement in his mortar squad. We weren't really friends until we landed on Peleliu. [And it's almost strange to think of him as a friend now, if only because he knows exactly what kind of Asiatic Snafu is now, but. He's his friend.] He's usually my foxhole buddy.