[Zane. Ricki files that away for future consideration, and in the mean time, makes the face in return, the one that means 'yeah, that was hell, but obviously over and no sense crying now, sides, plenty had it worse.'

It's quite a sophisticated system of face-making, between people involved in war, but seems to work every time.]

Nah. The Malayan Emergency was kicking up really hot, and my parents were civilians, had no idea what was about to happen on the island. They moved there to get away from the violence.

[A distinctly droll note there. Big mistake. But he waves, dismissively.]

What about you? Where was your war spent?