[ But what if she laughs at him when it works? Have you thought of that, Takemichi?

She doesn't, thankfully, but her grin grows as he connects the dots. See, this is much better than using wire, and much more likely to trick at least a few fish. ]

Dunno, it's been forever since I've been in high school. It's just something I picked up working with some of the sailors and the seamstresses.

[ But that becomes less important as he tosses an interesting factoid her way. Still sitting on the dock, the small blonde leans forward slightly, blue-gray eyes alight. ]

I take it you're from Earth too, then? Unless they teach home ec somewhere else. [ Huh, what would that look like for aliens, she kind of wants to know... ]