I've rarely been in that situation, but I've passed on apartments because one of the neighbors had something around that did even more brainless yapping than nikcers.
"Both" sides? I happen to know there are more than two sides, because ever since "both" sides went pro war, I've been on a different side from "either" one.
A mercenary is a mercenary. He goes where the killing is. Some of them go because...