[There's a long pause, a few minutes at least before the response comes all at once. He clearly typed it all beforehand.]
Yes, well. I'm something of a pariah in my homeland. You see, I don't care about all the pomp. I even know how to pitch a tent and how to skin a rabbit. I never thought I would, but I do.
Yes. We spoke before you left. Briefly. Very noble, really. A lesser man would have selfishly remained. Having fought a war against seemingly insurmountable odds myself, I know how daunting it can be, and it isn't a task just anyone would undertake. You are not, by any stretch of the imagination, "just a guy".
There is nothing between us nearing "bad blood", either. No one here would stand to ask you to remain when existence needed your aid. It would be selfish of us to ask it of you.
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Yes, well. I'm something of a pariah in my homeland. You see, I don't care about all the pomp. I even know how to pitch a tent and how to skin a rabbit. I never thought I would, but I do.
Yes. We spoke before you left. Briefly. Very noble, really. A lesser man would have selfishly remained. Having fought a war against seemingly insurmountable odds myself, I know how daunting it can be, and it isn't a task just anyone would undertake. You are not, by any stretch of the imagination, "just a guy".
There is nothing between us nearing "bad blood", either. No one here would stand to ask you to remain when existence needed your aid. It would be selfish of us to ask it of you.
But if you would like to meet, fine.