Ooh, all right, it's another guy. Someone this old guy thought was dead. Yeah, that's a hell of a thing to find a gift for. Jake is no expert, but he's pretty sure they don't even make greeting cards for I'm So Happy You're Alive or I'm Sorry I Thought You Were Dead. The market for it can't be terribly big.

"Ah, sitrep is situation report," he clarifies. Duh, Jake. He may have gotten used to the Omaticaya understanding some of the Sky People terms he throws around, but it's not like everyone else knows. You can take a Marine out of his entire body, but you can't take the Corps out of his soul, apparently.

"Not really sure what's the more fitting thing to do for that," he says contemplatively. "It's comin' up on Christmas, right? That kinda opens up your options a bit."