[At Puck’s self-esteem comment, Mal throws him a look that clearly says, ‘yeah right.] Don’t start cryin’ on me now. I don’t have my handkerchief available.
[He pockets away the information about Sookie. It won’t come up. Mal doesn’t give compliments out to the people he likes best in the world. Wouldn’t do to give ‘em out to people he don’t know. But information is information.]