[Thankfully(?), Devero is too distracted by having his conception of the way the universe works blown open to be skittish about the pat. And there's no denying the way his shoulders slump in relief when that scroll is tucked away.

He seizes on the change of subject gratefully, even sputtering a shaky laugh.] Oh hell, I hope not!

No, I got this one when I was in the Guard. I was a scorpion jockey-- I piloted an SC-ORP090K unit. My whole squad went out and got these when we finished our training.