Nah, don't have astronauts. Don't need 'em. Think I'm past you — [ He pauses a moment on the right phrasing. ] — in the timeline. Guessin'. Twenty-fourth century, so — Earth and Mars and the Belt, we're out there all kinda together.

[ And not getting along. And he fully realizes he's glossing over a lot here, just sticking to the basics. ]

I've been a mechanic on a few different ships most of my life.

[ On an ice hauler just before all of that went to shit and his small crew was all that was left after their home ship got blown to dust. Now they have their own ship. ]