MAJOR BRIGGS enters and sits at the counter, enjoys a cup of coffee, a little contemplation. The LOG LADY appears, sits beside him. Holding, patting her log. She eyes the medals arrayed on the Major’s uniform.
LOG LADY: You wear bright objects on your chest.
MAJOR BRIGGS: (unfazed) Yes. I do.
LOG LADY: Are you proud?
MAJOR BRIGGS: Achievement is its own reward. Pride obscures it. Cream?