'You're not now,' he allows. And then he goes and ruins it and York just wants to shake him. 'However, shouting or not, that isn't helping anything. And is also not true.' He glares at him, the turns to the other Wash, hoping to salvage some of the situation.

'Absolutely. You would have left and probably punt-shed me by now if I'd tried to make you two have this conversation in the first days after you got here and we met. Also you're mut-sh more accepting that I'm trying and want to help now than you were. And you've been smiling more.'