Don't feel like doing it themselves. [ Which is unfair, Sam knows, but he still feels like it sometimes. ] Or maybe they know none of us would trust them right off the bat and too many wouldn't follow any orders.

[ It doesn't feel like there's an easy solution here, not really. Many have tried to step up, with some modicum of success and a hell of a lot of arguing and accusations.

Sam wishes he didn't care so much, sometimes. But November's words catch him by surprise, and there's a moment where Sam looks back at him, focused and contemplative though his mind stays distant.

Then he laughs. ]

Yeah, yeah. [ There's appreciation in his tone, mingled in with the amusement. ] Five minutes in and you're already calling me on my shit, man, I like it. Might have to keep you around.