Then you shouldn't need me to say it. [But the press-worthy grin is fading back, lips curling down in an almost scowl.]

Pretty sure me saving people from terrorists and aliens back home doesn't hinge on how much I pat myself on the back and say Good job, old chap, definitely earned that one.

[A beat, and... okay, that was asshole-ish.]

Why the hell am I here as an inmate for an occasional hit of self-loathing?