Tseng gave her a bemeaused look, "People don't seem to expect a good number of things to come from me, do they?" He let them make their assumptions about him and carefully played the role he'd decided upon to the public and even those who considered him a close friend.

Lukewarm at best, he had rarely shared anything personal without being asked; not that many had.

"We're Turks, it's not something we expect anyone outside of our own to understand. Like SOLDIER we have our own ideals and values that differ from the rest of the military."