No one knows anything because we've been a little busy. We're not just sitting here, doing nothing. People have died, things have happened, and people keep arriving. There isn't always time to just sit down with each other and talk about what's going on.

( there were quiet nights, sure, but most people spent those nights unwinding and trying not to think of what was happening. )

I can do that just fine. ( he'd been doing it for decades now. ) But drinking helps.