[He eyebrows go up a little higher, because that considerably narrows down who it could have been whom Rhade was with.]

I guess I'm lucky I got a fairly easy one to start with. Give me a chance to get used to the idea before this ship hits with something really bad.

[He dabs disinfectant on his back.]

Looks like you had a violent time of it. [And...he can't stop himself.] It's like they say, it's a dog eat dog world.