Sometimes I don't think I'm doin' so great at that, myself. Been a long while since I've really been among people properly, you know?

[He can keep the focus on him for a minute or two if it's easier for her, let things get a little more comfortable before he turns it back, asks more questions. She's not used to talking about herself, or that's the sense he's gotten since they first met-- at least not about anything beneath the surface.

He can respect someone being a private person.]

I have better friends here than I've had in a long, long time. Guess you could say I hung with a bad crowd back home. If I've gotta put my head together with anyone else's on this boat, I'm glad it's you and Caroline.