[ at matt's quiet laugh, sam feels a kind of tired smile spread at his mouth. yeah, yeah, alright, he gets how insane that sounds. especially considering...everything. ]

War, yeah, but you're also talking about an entire collection of us who are - as far as these people concerned - walking sources of power. Soldiers, if you believe the stuff they're saying at the barracks.

[ sam sighs, shakes his head, rubs at the back of his neck. there's a kind of exhaustion to him that matt might recognize - bone deep, unending. ]

We've been able to stay out of it for the most part, but there's no telling how long that'll last.