( he leads on. ain't the sort to be fussed about a stranger at his back — though it ain't what makes it easy. gene's a deliberate believer that folks'll react to what you show 'em an' how you treat 'em. he's always resolved to make it count. )
Yeah? You a soldier?
( may as well just ask rather than speculate. easier that way. gene may not be wearin' his paratrooper gear save his corcorans (just can't argue with the quality of those ol' boots, his are still shiny an' bright as the day he got 'em from commission) an' the good green wool undershirt, but he reckons he probably tracks as military anyhow. it's in your stance, the way you comport yourself. he's been outta the war now a week an' he knows he carries the weight of it for anyone lookin' hard enough. )
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Yeah? You a soldier?
( may as well just ask rather than speculate. easier that way. gene may not be wearin' his paratrooper gear save his corcorans (just can't argue with the quality of those ol' boots, his are still shiny an' bright as the day he got 'em from commission) an' the good green wool undershirt, but he reckons he probably tracks as military anyhow. it's in your stance, the way you comport yourself. he's been outta the war now a week an' he knows he carries the weight of it for anyone lookin' hard enough. )