Equally solemn, Gaeta replies, "You're a fine, upstanding soldier, sir."

He double-checks his hand, chucks an acorn into the pot after a brief moment's consideration, then puffs out an amused breath at Leon's next comment. "You could say that. I spent about three months convinced I'd be a mathematician when I grew up; turns out I wasn't quite that good at it. But I like solving puzzles, and jump calculations are a hell of a good one."

He cocks an eyebrow.

"What about you? Numbers not your thing?"