Ford was not particularly comforted by the revelation that Tycho already knew the woman in question, or that boys always did anything in her presence. He could understand why they would, of course. She was stunning, and even in these obviously far from ideal circumstances she'd managed to impress him with her bearing and elegance. He could only imagine the effect she would have on people in a normal setting... but he didn't like to think that he was just like everyone else, or that Tycho supposed he was.

"Can we talk about something else?" he said. His tone was abrupt and a little annoyed, and he hadn't done a very good job of ensuring neither of those was directed at Tycho.

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