[Okay so... army... ten years as a private eye... 'joined the force' probably means 'joined the police force, so...
Katara is going to do him a favor and steer the conversation away from loved (she thinks, maybe still, she's not sure, but certainly loved once) ones who aren't here and who... well, he keeps saying 'former' so...]
How old were you when you enlisted? Did you meet earlier on in your career?
[The way he was talking about it, it seemed like he might have.]
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Katara is going to do him a favor and steer the conversation away from loved (she thinks, maybe still, she's not sure, but certainly loved once) ones who aren't here and who... well, he keeps saying 'former' so...]
How old were you when you enlisted? Did you meet earlier on in your career?
[The way he was talking about it, it seemed like he might have.]