He hesitates, not sure how to answer. He doesn't want to outright lie, although it's tempting to reinvent his history that way, here where most people will never know the difference. But it's a lie he can get caught in too easily because he never thought to get his story straight to begin with, and he doesn't want to be a liar, not to people whose opinion matters to him.
"Um, we have -- had -- a draft, so..." He looks a little uncomfortable, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "After that, more of the same. Crap jobs for crap pay."
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He hesitates, not sure how to answer. He doesn't want to outright lie, although it's tempting to reinvent his history that way, here where most people will never know the difference. But it's a lie he can get caught in too easily because he never thought to get his story straight to begin with, and he doesn't want to be a liar, not to people whose opinion matters to him.
"Um, we have -- had -- a draft, so..." He looks a little uncomfortable, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "After that, more of the same. Crap jobs for crap pay."