It's amazing how much an apology and a mutual understanding can fix. It's taken Wash a good long time to relearn those lessons, but it's been worth it.

That said, Grif's pronouncement still floors him a little. Pretty good, said aloud, is incredibly high praise when the Red Team baseline personality judgment is asshole, and Wash will absolutely take it. Holy shit. "Regardless of what you think about yourself, you're a pretty good person too. Don't forget that."

That's not about to stop him from sassing back. Making a big deal about things is a good way to guarantee Grif will avoid a repeat performance, and that's not what he wants, and replying in kind is already toeing that line, so a sudden switch to sass it is. "What, do you think I schedule near-death experiences? Let me just cancel my two o'clock assassination attempt."