Jack shrugged in response. "It wasn't anything special," he said in return. "Believe it or not, Eridan was one of the first people that I met aboard this ship, and. I get that he gets under a lot of people's skin, but you guys are all, what...six, I think he said?"

"I've lived for a long time, and I've met a lot of different types of people, and believe me. What I've seen so far hasn't really given me any reason to dislike any one of you. You're just kids. Maybe not human kids, but kids nonetheless. Someone's gotta keep an eye out for you," he concluded, with a wink.