Rhys frowns, suddenly looking uncomfortable. What the guy's said isn't necessarily untrue but he doesn't really want anyone to know that, least of all some guy he's just met.

"I don't fail," Rhys tells him, all bravado, "so there's no reason to fear something that doesn't happen. So there."

That was a great comeback. Very solid. The mental version of Jack is gagging and rolling his eyes, acting like he's dying all because of Rhys' answer.

"I'm plenty brave. The bravest employee at Hyperion." He'd stolen from Vasquez, hadn't he?