"Oh sure, I'll get us all a balcony suite with personal butlers while I'm at it," Hawk jokes, "and they'll serve flying pig at the lunch service."

A gentle good-humoured huff. That's something he likes about Gaeta, the way he jokes like they're both not used to living on awful rations in terrible conditions.

"Cold, mostly. And dealing with the usual suspects that show up every winter. Other than Santa, I mean, he goes to a different clinic. It's nice, routine, boring stuff, same as it was last year, and hopefully the same as it'll be next year."