"/A male nurse. He can take it,/" but he didn't argue much more. He was just so fucking tired. He snorted a little at the insinuation that he was hiding. Nik only hid from his brothers. Not from Murses.
He glanced over his shoulder at the door then glanced at the man's garbage can. Must work on the ship. Housekeeping or something, "/How about I help out instead? Need things to keep me awake./" Besides, he was no stranger to hard work. Picking up trash off highways had been one of his first jobs and the only one with the city. That hadn't lasted long.
"Nik," he responded shortly. No point in giving his full name. If Spanish was Miguel's first language, Nikolai was going to be kind of difficult. He pulled off the Mexican handshake with ease, actually kind of surprised that Miguel was offering it. Maybe he was just overly friendly. Probably had to be to work on the ship.