The statement drew a small smile and a squint of scrutiny from Blue, who gave the other a curious glance. The demeanor he spoke with had...familiar facets, all wrapped up in someone very much different and of his own life and make. Still, Blue couldn't help but hear the tone of a different, gruff old man just under the surface of such things.

"It's taken a while to master," Blue said at last, turning his attention forward once more. "But being in a place so dense has been nothing but ample opportunity to. I doubt I would ever have this skill so refined had I never been here before. This, or some of the others."