[It's more about himself than Stildyne -- he'd mostly stopped using military titles the last time he'd stopped being in the military, and he's not sure what the hell he is now, but he suspects he's a Felix and not a Lieutenant, so the Chief gets to be a Brachi.
And what Brachi says grabs his attention, really for the first time.]
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And what Brachi says grabs his attention, really for the first time.]
...Are you joking?