He continues to remain utterly still as he waits for the other man to work through the problem. There is the worry that he might try to attack people to avoid revealing his occupation, but thankfully, that doesn't seem to be coming to pass.
"You may indeed, although I've been notoriously unreliable lately." Ah, but joking won't be a good fit here... although it's also sort of true... "I have no interest in divulging other passengers' personal secrets, so not to worry. More importantly, I don't think it will matter to many people aboard to begin with. You'd turn more heads announcing you were a tailor."
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"You may indeed, although I've been notoriously unreliable lately." Ah, but joking won't be a good fit here... although it's also sort of true... "I have no interest in divulging other passengers' personal secrets, so not to worry. More importantly, I don't think it will matter to many people aboard to begin with. You'd turn more heads announcing you were a tailor."