Generally, Maine prefers to hear the truth. He's a blunt man, and he sees no point in lying. However, it's apparent that whatever's going on with Wash is an emotional minefield. And like hell does Maine want to try and navigate that.

Wash will tell him what's wrong when he's comfortable doing so. That's what Maine tells himself, as he refuses to press the issue. As he dodges one potentially emotional confrontation after another.

He's always been shitty at dealing with emotions. Always preferred to take action rather than talk about things. It's bitten him in the ass before and it probably will again — but here he is, choosing to tease rather than climb back on that knife-edge.

"White's good," Maine declares. Can't get much brighter than that. Although he suspects he knows the reason for his armor's color: nothing shows off the enemy's blood nearly as well.