Their rations are better than most I'll give them that.

[Hal hadn't initially given the other man more than a glance, but his question makes him check again. He can't place the man, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything and he does seem familiar.]

Huh, maybe? Did you ever serve? I used to be in the Air Force.

...or you know people who love capes?

[Look, no one expects subtlety from him.]