Her laugh is infectious, earning a light chuckle from him as well. "Ah well, can't blame a guy for tryin'." They sound like they have a good relationship. That's sweet, he's a little envious of that as well but not so much as to be bitter about it. It's too bad she's been pulled here away from the people she loves. That's the true tragedy.

"Damn, quite the resume. You're the whole package." Please don't work circles around him and make him useless Brig, he needs the work to feel useful. If he's useless he becomes awful. "Oh yeah, better than I can. Dunno what I'd do without 'em." Well, be lost, and miss them terribly. Those two were tough, they'd figure it out. Although he'd like to think they might miss him too. Maybe. There's a frown, expression dropping some as he lets his attention drift into the forge. Are they better without him?

"...I miss 'em." Out of everyone from home they're the ones he regrets not being around the most. Sure he's made surprising friends with Nida, and he doesn't want to trade that, but no one else had stuck with him like they had.