"...yeah, I'm fucking rubbing menthol under your nose when we get out of here." There was usually some in the first aid kits and he knew that scent was worse for his partner.

As for the birds, well, "hell, they were just trying to do the right fucking thing. You were so tall and weedy looking by that point they thought you were a baby stork and wanted to be sure you were cared for and shit." Perfectly logical!