The first thought that ran through Scott’s head, as they were ushered into their barracks, was how roomy it was, compared with the small, cramped bunks about the various boats were had served aboard. Slots in the hull so small, he had to fold himself up to fit into them and with mattress so thin, they might as well not be there. When he compared the military  accommodations to what he was used to, it felt like he was staying in a fancy hotel. He might even be able to stretch out his long frame in bed, maybe. More likely, he’d be curling his legs up a bit to fit but still better than what he was used to.<br/><br/>The second thought became stuck, as the mental wheels in his head starting grinding against each other, upon seeing the tiny terror, which was named Sergeant Major Nguyen, standing there, in nightgown and with fashion magazines in hand. He really wasn’t sure just how to process what his mismatched eyes were seeing. Fearing a trap, he edged around the Eastern Devil and found a bunk to sit on. There weren’t enough to go around, he could tell and the wheels became unjammed, as he pondered just who he might be “forced” to share with. Hopefully one of those pretty girls he had come in with.<br/><br/>His ponders were interrupted by the Devil herself, as Nguyen walked among the bunks, ordering the cadets back on their feet. Like the rest, he shuffled into the middle of the bay, so he could listen to whatever instructions they had to follow before bed. He had been expecting something like push ups until they puked up dinner or something to that effect. Instead she threatened to shoot them, if they put one another at risk but then he was pleasantly surprised when the good Sergeant Major, seemed to actively encouraged all of them to get to know one another, while sharing the bunks.<br/><br/>“Nguyen” asked Scott, cautiously using the Sergeant Major’s name (as she said she would allow) and using his best, you-are-now-speaking-to-the-skipper voice, “Are we to sleep in the same bunk with the same person every night or mix the arrangements up?”