There's that word. The Soldier tilts their head a little, down at the tablet but keeping her face in their field of vision. "Handlers aren't generally friends," they say, hesitantly. "I can like a handler." And they do, very much. "But I can't always. Say or do what I would to someone who is only a friend. There are protocols. Even if I've broken half of them with you, anyway."
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