Jake Randolph: Origins Pt. 43

I came around the desk and we shook hands heartily as he slapped my shoulder with his free hand.

"By God, Randolph, it's good to see ya! You look good!"

I eyed his clothes up and down, "And you look like a real dandy in civvies, sir."

He grinned. "Well, I wasn't born in the Army, Randolph! I did have a life before that, you know," he said before pausing and then adding, "and after."

"Did you resign, sir?" I asked in a rather shocked tone.

"Yes, and stop calling me sir. I'm a civilian now, Randolph, just like you."