[ Sensing that they are just about to settle back into their watch for the night, the long tedious and dull task of standing guard is not over yet. As for him lacking some way to fend off boredom, already he has fetched from his coat a second novel to peruse through their watch. He came prepared. It's held open in his hands, eyes gliding across the page... ]

I'll politely disagree with your assessment, I would hardly call myself noisy, rather I find it necessary to know every detail in any task I am involved in.

[ This only partially explains his lack of work ethic, mostly he is kind of flaky when there is no interest. But now he falls silent and begins making great strides in getting through another book. ]