[Abel, having made the conscious effort to make himself as presentable as the lack of sleep and bags under his eyes will allow, addresses the Admiral with the same tone he always does, playing the good soldier for the show of it. His heart isn’t in it at all, but it doesn’t matter, the role comes without much effort at all.

This is where he could shove all his reaction down, standing at attention, and he can swallow down all the anger that he wants to add to every word.]

Sir, if I could request a moment of your time, I had a few questions on the acquisition of new Inmates.