Cougar definitely reminds him of some of the veterans he's helped and even more that he'd served with. It was both the way he carries himself and those short, to the point answers. Sam doesn't comment on it, but it definitely is something he makes note of in the back of his mind.

"Agreed. This place makes me nervous and I don't think it's just cause we got pulled here through a fountain," Sam admits. It's several things that have just been rubbing him the wrong way, some he can put words to and others are just gut feelings that he isn't sure he could explain. Either way, the reactions of some of the others makes him think they feel it too. "I was actually heading out to explore some of the places outside of the village before I saw you. Figure the more information we have the better."