"It'll be easier if you just knock them out, you know." He didn't say that very loudly, just loud enough so that the words are only heard by the person they were intended for.

If asked he'd just say he wasn't in the mood to be caught in a stampeding crowd if what he said accidentally added oil to the flame. Though he'd be lying if he said the fact that they were both old war veterans didn't make him feel a little nostalgic.