Galeni eventually falls into a doze - Linya sings softer - and wakes up and staggers to the washroom himself.
"What did they want?" Linya asks when he comes out.
"Personal history, mostly," says Galeni morosely. "He's having a hard time believing that I mean what I say, that he can't just whistle and summon me like he could when I was fourteen. Like I put on this uniform for a joke or by accident or out of despair - anything but a reasonable, principled decision."
"He?"
"Vorkosigan didn't tell you? Our host is my father," says Galeni bitterly.
"It didn't come up. We have been trying to ascertain how I can be sure this is the one I'm accustomed to," she says.
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Date: 2014-09-05 11:40 pm (UTC)Galeni eventually falls into a doze - Linya sings softer - and wakes up and staggers to the washroom himself.
"What did they want?" Linya asks when he comes out.
"Personal history, mostly," says Galeni morosely. "He's having a hard time believing that I mean what I say, that he can't just whistle and summon me like he could when I was fourteen. Like I put on this uniform for a joke or by accident or out of despair - anything but a reasonable, principled decision."
"He?"
"Vorkosigan didn't tell you? Our host is my father," says Galeni bitterly.
"It didn't come up. We have been trying to ascertain how I can be sure this is the one I'm accustomed to," she says.
"Have him punch a wall."
"It's been suggested."