"No," he agrees. Can't argue about the perks of eating real food. Maine takes a huge bite of his grilled cheese. MREs are bad, but he has had worse. He would rather not think about that, though.

He doesn't speak more: his throat has started to ache, that familiar low throb that warns him he has been talking too much. And they were doing so well to get reunited. This is why more people need to know sign language.