Well that- that was concerning. That sounded a little too close to being a cult for Patty's tastes, not that she was going to respond in any way more than slightly raising an eyebrow. She waved off his concern with a hand-

"Oh, don't be. May as well get friendly while we're here. Probably better to be thinking about grander times than languishing in our current circumstances. I'd offer you some stories in return, but my childhood was uneventful. Just a lot of studying, I'm afraid. We can't all be raised by mysterious sounding fellows for grand purposes."