War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.

“How about this? Hong Kong had been appropriated by British drug pushers in the …”

“... but it is attitude, not years, that condemns one to the ranks of the Undead…”

“I lost my balance when the train pulled away, but a human crumple zone buffered…”

“Was there anything under those lids? Remorse, resentment, even indifference? Or…”