He scrubs his hands over his face. "Fuck," he says, muffled. "Really puts the cop in perspective."

...No, he's good. He made himself the leader, and even if it's more stressful than he ever imagined, it's too late to quit now. He's fine. Everything's fine. Except the Maruki situation.

He drops his hands and looks at Phoenix. "You're not making a great sales pitch for putting him on the combat team."