[there are always things he wants to ask, always things he wants to know. it's a compulsion that lives even outside spy stuff. maybe he would rather be ignorant to details so he can pretend he didn't die for no fucking reason, but he knows that would drive him crazy to just run on assumptions.]
How long? [he pauses. he should be more specific.] How long have they been a threat? How long have you been fighting?
no subject
How long? [he pauses. he should be more specific.] How long have they been a threat? How long have you been fighting?
[when did this new war begin?]