Incredibly jarring. It's not as if we weren't aware there was change in the wind, but to miss a whole century - well. It makes you feel more than a little out of sorts.

[ He smiles wryly. ]

I'm sure you know the feeling, though. It's nothing you haven't experienced. Just... well, we had more investment here. There are people I used to recognize or know... just gone. A whole group of soldiers I led and trained with and they're retired or dead as well for the most part. It's... difficult.