Because you're wearing a housecoat, Ford thought, but didn't say. Dodonus surely knew he was wearing a housecoat without Ford having to tell him, and he seemed so nonchalant about it that he must have done it on purpose. Would it be rude, then, for Ford to call out how unusual it was to invite a guest over for dinner and then not even bother to put on a proper suit?

"Oh, no reason," Ford said with a slight frown. "Just, uhm. My watch has been running fast lately," he lied. "Is Williams around here somewhere, too?"

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