You would think with my experience of traveling the seas, I would be used to stumbling upon new territories.

[There's a lighthearted laugh. Not quite the same thing, but he may as well try to find something to ease his own tension.

He lowers his head and nods slightly. It's not an unfamiliar situation certainly, but at this point it did feel... foreign.]

So long as the others are safe at home, I'll be able to manage. That is, so long as I fit in with the kids around here.

[There's a light smile this time making that joke at his expense. There he is talking like an old man... when he's only 24.]