"I dunno. I think we gave him a pretty good view of what we can do. Just not in the way he might've liked. In that we're successful. Besides." He reaches across, gently laying his hand over Wash's. Squeezes, tries to pry the nails out of his skin. No more of that. No more pain when they haven't done anything to earn it. "I'm the boss. And I say you did a damn good job. Both of you. It wasn't easy- it wasn't pleasant and you both pulled through for me."

A nudge from Delta has him adding one last little bit. "I'm proud."