I already told him as much actually. And I believe he's much too furious with me at the moment to bother with such a thing.

It's perfectly understandable yes. I'd do the same for most of my crew mates. It's a defense mechanism, helps to survive. But since you were being honest and helpful I felt I owed it to at least not continue that particular charade.

Mn... at times it's... rather intimidating to be a regular person surrounded by... well near-immortals.