Jim sketches a smile at that, a little tentative and weak. "Yeah. That you do," he pauses, then adds with a raised eyebrow. "Not half bad."

Yep. He's so funny.

"So— you can't normally communicate with these non-humans," Jim figures. Considering Wikus doesn't even seem to know their names. "I see where the 'prawn' bit comes from, though. Even from this little. I mean no offense, by the way."