[Sometimes, you accidentally roll a nat 20 in perception when you completely forget the hair color of another whole ass passenger on the ship???? John Constantine, everybody.]

Well, I didn't know 'til you said that-- [and he forgot that flayn existed] --but now I do.

[He crosses his arms, looking...somewhat less smug than before.]

So, the other guy--I'm assumin' he's a guy, given you've said "him"--what's he like? Probably not as nasty as whatever the Captain's pretending to whisper into your brain.