"What?"  
"You a rebel?" 
"In the Forgotten Legion." 

"Doesn't want to continue the fight." 
"To escape the Imperium." 

"I'm an engineer. 
I want to fix spaceships." 

"You go in and sight 
but be wary. 
Have your pistol out." 

"I'm always wary," 
turning 
to face the front.

Another figure 
wrapped in a sheet
sitting on a settee 
in anteroom 
with patterned wallpaper.

"Just for now."