Why thank you. ( too bad this ain't video, he'd sweep his service cap off with a flourish. ) My Ma an' Pa'd be proud to hear it.

( two can play that game!! )

But, ah. Guess things're a bit difference in a crisis, you know? Pleasantries get tossed on out for the utility of the moment. You can't undo death, but y'can apologize for poor manners.

( not that he's ever really rude. even in a situation puttin' its demands on him, he's always stayed calm an' collected, but. he's certainly gotten short with a few fellas. )