[All missions were voluntary, and some people took them more than others. Friendship was apparently voluntary as well, and it amused him that this guy hadn't thought to clarify, just bulldozed right in thinking that they would immediately be friends. It wasn't a designation he gave often, mostly because of the whole shorter lifespan kind of gig he lived.]

I don't dislike you, but I don't know you either. You're like a big friendly bear or something. I won't say no to a mission, but I figure you and I have different styles on how to run one.

[It wasn't a no though. Seeing Alexander the Great in action? Hell yes.]