Hugh had learned a long time ago that when performing long, tedious tasks it was easy to ignore his basic needs. Being uncomfortable on guard duty made extended shifts seem longer and more brutal. One needed to move around, needed to stretch. For Hugh, it meant that he made coffee, cooked a meal when feasible, and drank plenty of water. He’d figured out that a big part of living comfortably with very little was to attend to basic needs and not let himself
