[The people who've expressed that they want him to stay, and that they feel he's doing good here, have surprised him. It's surprised him that it's happened at all! He's somehow gone from "heartless bastard" to this, and...even if he leaves eventually it's nice to know that's how some people feel about him.]
It's nice to hear that, even if being thanked by the Admiral for my "hard work" was galling.
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[The people who've expressed that they want him to stay, and that they feel he's doing good here, have surprised him. It's surprised him that it's happened at all! He's somehow gone from "heartless bastard" to this, and...even if he leaves eventually it's nice to know that's how some people feel about him.]
It's nice to hear that, even if being thanked by the Admiral for my "hard work" was galling.
[u g h.]