[That throws him for a second, because Dearka definitely doesn't think of himself as being very new anymore... And yet Taryon has definitely been here way longer!]

Hah, I've already had to patch it up. Luckily I had the foresight to start learning how to maintenance it before that became an issue, so I didn't wind up completely SOL after Busan.

[Is he a little bit smug about that...? Maybe, but he's earned the right, OK? He's been working hard!]