" 'ello, I'm not in right now, Vila by the way, leave your message and I'll get around to ya later."

1. He can't swim. There was no real reason to ever learn, especially in space.
2. He drinks so much so that he can build up a kind of immunity to the mind control drugs. He's not completely immune but it takes alot of the stock to control him.
3. He had deep feelings for Gan. They were not reciprocated but Gan treated him like a good friends and really that's what counted.
4. Vila being Vila he can love many people at once, quite open hearted for someone who grew up in a world of hate.
5. He had some sort of feeling for Avon, he was never quite sure. Which is why it hit him so hard when Avon nearly killed him. He had trusted him with his life. It was once of those cries himself to sleep nights or rather drink till you forget.