"Shi a. -- but before we get into all that. I'm leavin' my pad behind, it's got all the reports and priority lists right on it, and I know it's kind of on its last legs so I made backups and I'm keepin' a set, just in case. And captain don't know I'm leavin' the whole pad, it's on the ledge just inside, back in the engine room -- he's got his own set of backups so he oughtn't to ask for yours but he probably will."

Because the faster you talk, the less likely it is that something will happen to trip you up. Like any honest display of emotion.