Huh. So maybe it's not so far off when people say that military types just have a way of carrying themselves.

[ Okay, so he's met other military types besides just Eliot, but he's trying to just be friendly in hopes that that's something the other man responds to. ]

I never was in the army myself, so I have no room to talk, but I never cease to be amazed and even awed by the people who take on that responsibility.

[ How's that for fueling a healthy ego? ]

Are you still on active duty? [ There's a point to all these questions, really. ]