"What's there to like?"

Nothing. But that, if anything, was self explanatory. "What the hell are you lookin' for anyway? We're not fucking ghostbusters, you know."

"I never said we were looking for ghosts, General," replied Tenpou, trying to pad up the edge in his voice but wavering. "I distinctly remember telling you that we were going down 'to look.' But if you're scared..."

"Cut the crap. All I'm goin' to say is that I had better get good compensation for being made to work off duty."

Tenpou decided to play along. "I'll talk to Goujin about giving you a short vacation in a century or two. Not now though. Busy times."

"Idiot." That wasn't the type of compensation he had been asking for. "Well, since you were the one who dragged me down here, you have to give the compensation, not Goujin." He shuddered at the thought.

"Now that you put it that way," the field marshal replied. "I'll give you a..."

He paused.

Kenren pushed him to continue, a little hopefulness in his voice. "A..."

"A hug." replied Tenpou with simple decision.

"A...hug." Kenren was incredulous.