"I like to think everything's a talent, a little," Yang says. He smiles -- and it's a joke. "It made me feel better about my grades when I was younger."

He laughs, though. A lot of guitars...

"I'll have to come listen to you play, sometime, if you're doing any performances," he adds. He pauses, though -- and blinks, before he shrugs. Despite being in the military, Yang's view of rules and regulations is that they are mostly an irritation to be used only by the small-hearted or keep people from hurting themselves.

"I'm in no position to issue a complaint! So this can stay our secret. Do the same for me, would you?" He laughs, again. "Don't mention it, either. My old man... well, it meant something to him, and I'd like to think it'll make him happy."