That was just what Fang did - he was friendly to a fault. Wash just sighed and shrugged the bat right off his shoulder, leaving it to flap its way into the air.

Okay, the sir was unexpected. Usually new people asked Wash what the hell he was or acted like he was going to kill them; respect was an entirely new reaction. "Did you pick up on anything the Moogles said?" Given that the kid didn't seem to have a Spirit of his own yet, probably not.