[ Hickey is a bundle of barely hidden nerves. He takes the tumbler from Kiryu and instantly downs around half of it. The taste is different enough for Hickey to realize that he should probably sip the rest of this. But he makes his way inside, still very tense about the whole thing. ]

How the hell does the Admiral expect you to 'redeem' me if we're constantly in danger of slipping back to the scenario that put me here in the first place?!