"I do." And he smiled, a very practiced and childlike smile, but it was the best he could manage. Smiling still felt strange for him. "The government offered me placement in the university here but it didn't seem interesting."

Reviving his company on another world though? That was interesting. So that was what he'd done. That question was interesting too.

"I am, from England." As if that wasn't obvious by his accent. "Shall I hazard a guess that you are as well?"