The only thought that came to mind was that damn, the guy was bouncy. Bouncy and happy and... Mike almost wished for a few seconds that he could envy that kind of energy, but it just wasn't happening. He was too content to be somewhere warm, even if there was going to be more work at the end of the drive.

He could live with that, as long as he wasn't freezing his balls off.

"Yeah, and we're all looking at the possibility of getting to punch a kaiju in the face, which is what we're all looking forward to, but let me give you a hint: if you look too happy to get into a fight, no matter the kind of fight, people don't tend to take that well."