He gives Maine a wry look at the teasing, relieved that Maine has stopped staring, that they're not on some weird knife-edge of things that Wash doesn't want to discuss. Dumb jokes and teasing are miles better than the truth. Especially talking about the truth.

"Don't look at me. I'm not the one who decided that giving everyone brightly coloured armour was a good idea. I'm glad I just got grey."