[Gai almost, almost wants to laugh at the irony of being told that he's being too idealistic and naive. He learned long ago that both of those things will only lead to pain and dismal failure, so to be accused of that just strikes him as being funny.]

That's a pretty big assumption that you're making there. You're already wrong on all counts. Then again, I wouldn't expect much from someone who can't even tell who's been on a battlefield and who hasn't.