[Even if he was a brand-new arrival, maintaining a facade of control is an important quality in an officer and a gentleman and not one Van is about to abandon.]
I'm not a new arrival. [His memories still feel like they're sorting themselves out, but he knows he's been here before.] I am returning.
[There. At least his shirt and tabard are providing him with some modicum of (drippy, wet) dignity. The water he's pouring out of his boots is less than ideal, though...]
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I'm not a new arrival. [His memories still feel like they're sorting themselves out, but he knows he's been here before.] I am returning.
[There. At least his shirt and tabard are providing him with some modicum of (drippy, wet) dignity. The water he's pouring out of his boots is less than ideal, though...]