Those emerald eyes open wider and the other woman studies you openly...appraising you, in fact. She's not quite Nyemai, but she's pretty close--her ears are higher up and not as long, for one thing.<br/><br/>After a long moment, she closes her eyes again and speaks in soft, monotone Mandate.<br/><br/>"Tipperary. Mother said that was Father's homeworld. Tip for short. And I presume you do not have any intention of making me perform every position in the Zero-Gee Edition of the Kamasutra for your viewing pleasure, which makes you a vast improvement on the other so-called Captain. I do hope something unpleasant happened to him."