Hawks is a fairly tactile person, though he doesn't spend much time touching people lately. Actually, when was the last time he actually touched someone? Wow, it's been way too long. This feels good, just to touch someone. Maybe better than he'd expected it would.

"You saying I don't already know how to chill? C'mon. I'm the chillest person the boat guy found."

That's not entirely true; Hawks isn't anywhere near as chill as he appears. But that's sort of his thing, his projected persona. He's a cool guy, okay! Underneath it, he's always paying attention, always thinking, but he doesn't let most people know that. He doesn't like lying, but having a public persona doesn't feel as much like lying as some of the things the Commission makes him do.