He chuckles a little. "I know I look like I do some real clean livin' but I promise. I heard all the swears by now."

He nods tersely. It's a stern and some might say chilly kind of gesture, but it means you're welcome. What it lacks in sensitivity it makes up for in earnesty. "S'not dumb," he promises. "Sometimes that sorta thing's all we got left of somebody. For better or worse."