Ahh, that’s right. You were one of the babies at the Officer’s Academy, weren't you?

[ He nods with a thoughtful hum, tapping a fingertip against his chin, as if that explains so much. And not as if he hadn’t just accused Claude of being too far on the opposite end of the spectrum. ]

But I still think you’re counting wrong somewhere, because you just turned 26 and so did I a month ago, so I’ve only got that on you at best now. I’m not sure a month counts a whole lot for ‘older’ anymore.