It's not that depressing, not in the eyes of the military vet.

"I'm sure that your boyfriend can stay out of trouble."

Or, at least, he hoped that the people staying behind could take care of themselves. Those that they'd made friends with and that sort of thing. He didn't normally think about the significant others that people had.

"You been doing alright since the last time we talked?"

Which felt like a long time ago.