That's true, I suppose... I admit it's nice to be asked, most people seem more insistent on seeing me as a child.
[...Forrest...
That said, he seems content to let his words drop off for a moment there, as though he's taking a moment to figure out what he actually wants to say about how it's going. It's awkward and distracted in a way that he usually isn't; just...give him a moment to poke at his ice cream and figure himself out.]
It's been going acceptably for the most part... We had a particularly rough battle recently; we thought it was over, just to be ambushed by reinforcements immediately afterwards. We...lost people. But it wasn't the first time, and it's to be expected, I suppose.
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[...Forrest...
That said, he seems content to let his words drop off for a moment there, as though he's taking a moment to figure out what he actually wants to say about how it's going. It's awkward and distracted in a way that he usually isn't; just...give him a moment to poke at his ice cream and figure himself out.]
It's been going acceptably for the most part... We had a particularly rough battle recently; we thought it was over, just to be ambushed by reinforcements immediately afterwards. We...lost people. But it wasn't the first time, and it's to be expected, I suppose.