"Well don't go thinking I'm some kind'a fogey," he chided, and sort of shrugged. "I got... recruited young, you might say." And that was about all he was going to say. He grinned at Luke then. He kind of liked this kid's style. "Just don't expect it to be too easy," he said, wagging a finger; "better to prepare for the worst, got it memorized?"
And then he shoved his hands back into his pockets.
"Well, shall we, then?" he asked, gesturing to the Transport pad. "The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can come home and brag about the awesome job we did, right?"
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"Well don't go thinking I'm some kind'a fogey," he chided, and sort of shrugged. "I got... recruited young, you might say." And that was about all he was going to say. He grinned at Luke then. He kind of liked this kid's style. "Just don't expect it to be too easy," he said, wagging a finger; "better to prepare for the worst, got it memorized?"
And then he shoved his hands back into his pockets.
"Well, shall we, then?" he asked, gesturing to the Transport pad. "The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can come home and brag about the awesome job we did, right?"
At least that was what he was planning on doing.