This is a distraction. Distractions are good; it keeps Edward from dwelling on what's going on, and how he's been plucked from everything he knows into whatever the hell this is. It also keeps him from ruminating on the war, and what it did to him.
He hears the person talking to him sit down, and turns himself so he's facing in that rough direction. He listen to what it has to say, taking in all the information SecUnit offers him.
"Have you been here since the very beginning, then?" Edward has no intention of wandering off, at least not deliberately, if they're protected by a shield. He has no defence against the local fauna, hostile or not!
"I'm Lieutenant Edward Courtenay." The title comes out automatically, not like it's something he'll expect to be called in the future. Edwards offers a hand in the direction of SecUnit's voice. "It's a pleasure to meet you, particularly given the circumstances. What shall I call you?"
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He hears the person talking to him sit down, and turns himself so he's facing in that rough direction. He listen to what it has to say, taking in all the information SecUnit offers him.
"Have you been here since the very beginning, then?" Edward has no intention of wandering off, at least not deliberately, if they're protected by a shield. He has no defence against the local fauna, hostile or not!
"I'm Lieutenant Edward Courtenay." The title comes out automatically, not like it's something he'll expect to be called in the future. Edwards offers a hand in the direction of SecUnit's voice. "It's a pleasure to meet you, particularly given the circumstances. What shall I call you?"