Paul furrowed his brow as he climbed into the passenger side, setting the coffee into one of the cup holders while he fastened his seatbelt. So Vince mentioned the death of his father. It was no doubt a sore spot, and not something Paul just wanted to carelessly bring up - he figured if Vince wanted to talk about it, he would. This was the start of that, it seemed.
"What do you mean, a mysterious basis?" he asked. "He was a good man," Paul nodded, and he had always thought so. Vince's father had earned an impressive military record, much like Paul's father (though the Captain retired much later), so there had been a lot of similarities in their upbringing.