>>>In this case, he's kind of playing on the vagueness of the context.
>>>He looks about 30, give or take, at the moment, and so is leaving it
>>>to Admiral Sugita to assume that by "a long time" he means 10 or 12
>>>years. (Which indeed he does.)
>>
>>Maybe in terms of his looks.
>
>What? That's what I just said - oh, I see. No, which indeed the
>Admiral does - make the expected assumption.
>

Ah. Minor pronoun trouble.

I do that sometimes. Sorry.

Peter Eng
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"He doesn't have to shoot you now."