"Had t'skip out a couple days. Couldn't take Aileas down t'the engine room with me," he explained, though he didn't explain why. "That was her name. Aileas." He sounded a bit wistful, talking about her; he missed her dearly, although he knew it was for the best that she wasn't around anymore. "She said... she said she thought that Jack was good for me," he said, still smiling. "An' not just because o' the sex."