He'll see what he can do about teaching her, if and when she asks. For now, however, he finds somewhere to lean without straying far, just in case and for any number of reasons. He doesn't want to miss anything in here that will get them caught anymore than he wants to miss anything going on outside.

"Long as he doesn't decide to eat me or flashy thing me ... " He'll live.

Are you old enough to know what he's talking about Josie? Are you old enough to remember Men in Black, to get that reference?