[To see her smiling like that after all this time is brilliant. Such a sweet young woman should be able to smile in that manner more than she does. It does make him wonder if she smiled like this before coming to the ship. Though he won't ask what her life had been like. She seemed the sort to need to offer up that sort of private information of her own free will. As long as it doesn't affect her health John will let her open up at her own pace.]

You can call me John if you'd like. [He won't be offended if she doesn't.] I enjoy your company as well, Alayne.

Your gift is brilliant. [Perfect, in fact. A gift that cost someone a lot always left John feeling awkward and refusing it. But something like a child's drawing or this bottle of wine which had cost near-to-nothing always suited him better.] I do drink spirits.