Wikus shook his head quickly, the forced smile growing fractionally as he tried to smooth the whole thing over, words tumbling out of his mouth almost faster than his brain could process them. "No, no, it, ah. There was no offense. Just, ah. Habit, you know. It is not a very nice thing to look at." Which was a very diplomatic way of putting it, in his opinion. "But you are probably familiar enough with that yourself, eh?" He laughed weakly, uncertain if it was really appropriate under the circumstances, but hey. They had something in common. Sort of.