It's a-- It's a figure of speech, okay.
[ He sees that stare, he knows, it's just-- give him a break, okay. He's trying, probably?? ]

Thought you could...I dunno. [ Better to let that statement die off before he said anything stupid. ] Can you make out anything at all, or am I gonna be pulling full-time duty as your guide dog while we're here? So I know what I might be dealing with if something shows up.
[ In any other situation, Vasquez would have minded-- he's never really had the patience for that sort of thing, literal or otherwise. He could stomach this for right now, though; there weren't a lot of choices otherwise. Thankfully, there doesn't seem to be much around at the moment that he needs to be concerned about, so he's got a little time to ease into the job. ]