[That's a little more than he'd gotten before, so he'll count it as a small victory. Billy is like him - reluctant to talk about himself. That's obvious. And like him, he'd guess it's the result of some serious difficulties trusting people.

He nods along as he heads toward the stairs again. Not much left up here to poke around in, and he's ready to keep searching elsewhere, though he'll wait to see if Billy is going to follow along.]

It's not an easy life. I know I've heard from others here who started in the military and decided it wasn't going to work for them, for one reason or another. You ever have to see much combat, while you were in?