Sparks wouldn't turn down the compliment of being one of the strongest guys around. Appealing to his ego seems to get him to loosen up a little.

"Uh, well, I am comin' up on completed Job number 6, true. I'd be further along if I, um, hadn't gotten used to the idea of havin' my own airship around." He'd been quite fond of Sky Pirate.

"Gonna be me one of the XP orbs. See if I can't hurry the process along a little."