[ He gives Amos a flat look, and it's for the best that the other man is across the room or he would be getting an elbow to the ribs right about now. ]

Hey, now. It ain't like that.

I can appreciate a woman without it bein' about that. [ Probably protesting a little too much to help his case, though. ]

I'm just sayin'. She's good company. And where there ain't another soul on this rust bucket that has even ever stepped foot on Mars, it's a damn relief, too.