"Not. They're goofy, and you know it. But that's what makes 'em fun." When the time comes, she should go to school near the ocean where she could at least minor in marine biology. In fact....

"Occurs to me Deck ought to send some folk off to study marine sciences now that it looks like we've acquired ourselves a seashore." Hell. Would they need a navy?

He's suddenly mightily happy he's only a Five.