[He snorts with ungracious laughter, and then bounces up next to Melaka, falling into step with her.]

Huh, that's pretty cool. [No really, to him it's pretty cool that she's had any job at all, since his parents believe in slow grooming. And the concept of earning your own keep... seems pretty wonderful to him.] I guess you can tell I've basically only been going to school and painting my own toenails, right?