Ouch. Rosinante winces visibly. Yeah, he'll pass on losing an arm, or nearly so. Looking cool does not make up for that.

And apparently he's come to look like someone who gets into trouble sometimes? It's not wrong, and he's not going to pick the comment apart right now, but still. Maybe it's the whole drinking and smoking while sitting out here in a dry boat in the cold for fun thing. Probably doesn't give the impression of someone who's perfectly straight-laced at all times.

"Marines," he says. "Which I've come to learn means different things in different places, but in my world, World Government military. Individual countries have their own armies and navies as needed, and we take on international threats. Mostly at sea, because mostly that's what we've got. That kind of work definitely comes with its share of scars, you're right. Been stabbed, been shot, been bitten by a couple real big fish."