Watson realises, with a sort of faint resignation, that he's expected to know what an airforce consists of and looks like, and he does not. Flying machines? Maybe? Surely they aren't so far out of reach in his time. His expression flickers a little at the mention of Afghanistan; it is both useful and painful to have that be recognised. That it's never recognised here has been interesting and novel.
"I was. Second Anglo-Afghan War. And, I'll save you the next question and say that yes, I was at Maiwand. Invalided out after that."
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Watson realises, with a sort of faint resignation, that he's expected to know what an airforce consists of and looks like, and he does not. Flying machines? Maybe? Surely they aren't so far out of reach in his time. His expression flickers a little at the mention of Afghanistan; it is both useful and painful to have that be recognised. That it's never recognised here has been interesting and novel.
"I was. Second Anglo-Afghan War. And, I'll save you the next question and say that yes, I was at Maiwand. Invalided out after that."