Eric looked over at Ryan and smiled. It was good to have a conversation starter, he was beginning to wonder what happened to the Ryan he had, well he had met planet side. â€œHe really is something else.â€ He said about both Murdock and Ryan. His smile widened at Ryanâ€™s thanks. â€œI thought it would be a real treat and to be honest I havenâ€™t shown it to anyone else before.â€ When Ryan mentioned privacy he chuckled a little. â€œI remember.â€ He said leaning against the railing that separated the window from the rest of the room.<br/><br/>Turning his head to the side a bit he gazed out at the stars, â€œI love history, though that wasnâ€™t always the case.â€ He paused and looked to Ryan when he heard the man talk about his past a bit. â€œIt must have been nice, having good parents. Sure you must have moved around a lot but you were together, thatâ€™s really cool.â€ He said a small smile on his face and let the matter drop. If Ryan didnâ€™t want to talk about his past he didnâ€™t have to. When the subject turned to him the smile faded and he looked away again.<br/><br/>â€œWe came from two different worlds growing up.â€ He said unable to look at Ryan. His mind was drawing him back to the dragon woman and the streets and his deadbeat father. A halfhearted chuckled escaped his lips, â€œif anything our positions were reversed, much like they seem to be now. You were once a part of the fleet while I was once a fugitive picking fights in the streets.â€ He didnâ€™t want Ryan to feel sorry for him, he did not care for a pity party but he wanted to tell Ryan. Normally he kept things tight lipped about his past, Kat was one of the only people he had told. Like Ryan he didnâ€™t like to divulge a lot about himself, heâ€™d tried that once and it backfired, ending in a near release from the military.<br/><br/>He let out a deep breath and brought up the courage to face Ryan again. â€œRemember when we were at your place and you asked me what sort of man I was? I had lied when I said average, Iâ€™m sorry about that. I have been told thatâ€™s what I was throughout the years but average people do not normally have a police record before they hit high school. It was only when I was older did I learn how to dodge from the police so I wouldnâ€™t get caught again.â€ Pausing his voiced his thoughts from before, â€œI do not normally go into detail about my past, nor do a lot of people know about it, at least no one other than Kat lower than a captain level.â€ When he talked his demeanor changed a bit from the fun soldier Ryan had known to the boy on the streets. He unconsciously clenched his fists till he was white knuckling the bar.