[He is, gesturing to the eye.] Don't take it personal. I got a man on my crew that ain't got no eye. Few of 'em got missin' limbs. Losin' shit happens a lot in our line of work. I'm pretty lucky I still got my own parts.

[But he's not exactly polite or gentle about it either. It's such a commonplace thing, why not ask after all? He might actually not have asked if they weren't on a boat with a long, uncomfortable ride and he needed to make some sort of conversation.]

[This kid looks to be older than Peter was when he picked him up, but not by much.]