[The comment had him making more note of his gait and pacing. Although it had been just about a year and he had adapted enough to compensate for general matters, he still found the extra work tiresome after a while and the effects of it tended to show in a certain unsteadiness in his movements. Straightening his posture and tugging at his shirt compulsively, Oscar tried to school himself into a state of apparent confidence before replying.]

I arrived there when it was just starting to fall apart. Toward the end, it was constant chaos.

[He sighed, glancing briefly towards the window. The fractures in the sky that hinted at places beyond their ken was hard to forget, even after so many months had passed.]

Saying it gave me an advantage is kinda stupid. Does living in a warzone give you an advantage for a quieter life in squid land?