"I'm happy to hear she's doing fine, James. Changing the life of someone for the better isn't a chance us Navy people get too often."
Lewis says that softly, with genuine expression on his face.
"I'm sure life will take an upswing for all of us, but our job isn't done yet...there's one more war to fight. Things will get a lot worse before we can make it better. But it is good to have something to come back to, to keep safe..."
Lewis trails off. This wasn't a line of discussion he wanted to pursue. Then he sees Pita enter the room, waving at him uncertainly. He smiles slightly, and raises a hand in greeting.
"Hey..."
He considers what to say to her for a moment...
"I'm Reginald Lewis. I work with James here in the Navy."
