Number 6 is already regretting giving the man that compliment, small as it was. The way Stede glows is annoying for reasons Number 6 can't truly put his finger on.

It's going to be nothing compared to the regret he's about to feel, later, when he realizes he's been truth-serumed into answering that next question with painful honesty.

"I was a secret agent, but I recently resigned. I wasn't given a chance to find new employment yet."