"Weak and wrong-minded is a problem for men in any place, I reckon. You ain't wrong there." He knows it was enough of one among his own men.

But he also decides, for this sweet girl's sake, he shouldn't be too hard on himself in front of her. She's got a big ol' heart and he doesn't want to be an additional tax on it when she has so much more on her plate.

"See, now that's better. I'm about the best shade of blue. Even if every other Centaurian is my shade, don't matter. This'n's mine on this train." Though he doesn't know that there's another blue-skinned and red-eyed alien wandering around now.