He made it a point not to clap or bang his hand on the table this time when another dare came to an end in the pub. He wasn't about to risk being known as the guy who could literally go to pieces if he was too rough on the furniture. He was used to being an unknown entity after all, and until he decided if he actually liked this place enough to stay, he would prefer to keep it that way.

One thing he found interesting was her use of his rank, something he had not used in many years. It was formal, but it was a call back to simpler times as well. "It seems to me that our choice to be here is rather random, Lieutenant. There are far stronger and more important people than I who aren't even in the pods, and yet somehow I made it."

Well, he hadn't seen any people with bones pushing through their skin randomly. He smirked at her all the same, and he took a sip from his drink. "Hardly. Aside from working for the government, I was a normal guy. I assume you're from Earth? Any interesting missions you've been on?"