[...well, that's not the usual reaction that he gets from people when he tells them he's a Vet. Then again, the people he's telling are usually crotchety eight-year-old men who're telling him he's too young to have been in Vietnam, so this situation isn't really comparable in any way -- still, it's a nice change not to just have someone immediately accuse him of lying.

He blinks, though, raising an eyebrow at the firm shake.]

Jesus, Alfred. You spliced with some sort of ape, there?

[Because seriously, he'd probably give Luther a run for his money with that handshake. Then he's going on about Aliens, though, and Klaus can't help the giggle that passes his lips.

He might even sling his arm around Alfred's shoulders, if the other man lets him.]

You know, everyone always takes that back once they get to the tests with all the chains and anal probes -- but I have a good feeling about you, Alfie. I have faith.