Bear: “Addicted to - ?”  The young recruit blushed as pink as if he was guilty of the accusation.  ”Nooo - no!  I’m not…” he trailed off, thinking of the soldiers who traded stories around the fire late at night while swigging jiǔ.  ”No.  I’m fine.  It’s fine.”

Panda: “Haaaa!” he leveled his finger at the asker.  ”That’s very funny.  Of course I like girls!  I’m a man!  Not a lotta guys like other guys, heh.”  Then he paled and quickly changed the subject, because he was one of those jeered at as a pretty boy enough as it was.  The last thing Ping needed was for some soldier to invite him into his tent at night.

Koala: Biting his lip, Ping carefully didn’t look at the men hanging out together in the middle of camp.  ”Back home, you mean?  Bah, of course they do!”  He waved his hand carelessly.  ”Everybody wants to be my friend on sight.”

[[Since I answered these in character, not all of them are true.  :) ]]