[His face does the shrugging so his body doesn't have to.]

A better life? Adventure? A chance to... to make a little impact? I don't know. Pick one. [And cue the lies and half-truths in three, two, one...] Where I come from, things... [He makes a couple of vague motions with his hands.] It's between blue and gray, you know? Brother against brother. Friend against friend. Enough bodies start to pile up, maybe you start to look for a way out.