Yeah, her reaction is entirely unsurprising. That seems like Chloe, alright. Not that he entirely disagrees with her. Sure, he'd rather be doing this than certain other tasks on the ship, but after years of having to serve those three lieutenants in particular, it has definitely soured Billy on the job too.

That's not what he speaks up about though. No, it's instead the other thing he addresses.

"You would be surprised how many men in the navy are thoroughly unattractive," he grumbles.

(Really, it's a sign of how relatively comfortable he feels with Chloe that he's willing to both openly discuss stuff related to his sexuality like this and openly bitch with her. Congratulations on unlocking this side of Billy, girl.)

"It is a good thing that Cornelius also happened to be on the same ship, or who knows what I might have had to resort to."