He does enjoy having that effect on her. Everyone needs somebody, even in a Freudian sense.

"I suppose that may be terrifying for the correct reasons."

He stands proper, as if there were any other way, and casually steps to her side. Really, it's the best place to be on this curses ship.

"You'd think with not a textbook to be seen, the captain of this ship is something of a fiction fan... Or, they're hiding something."