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At least he wasn't crazy for thinking the whole similarish markings thing was a little weird. He'd have rounded back on that point in time. He'd stash the comment that the guy made away for inspiration for later use in the meantime. Gift from someone -- had been too flashy for them, I think, he replied in jest, appreciating the humor, though the fact his wild pattern had primarily been a from his mother wasn't far off the truth. Okay, Delight maybe contributed a little too.

It wasn't like Mal had much of a clue how things were done elsewhere either -- he'd been operating on what made sense to him, so any similarities to what was normal happened to be coincidence more likely than not. Well, Matty, I assume you've got all the basic things in life figured out so you can keep yourself alive, but what's your forte? He didn't seem like a charity case, so Mal was going to make sure he wasn't going to be picking up anyone who happened to be a dead weight. They needed to be able to teach the youngsters, get 'em back where they should be,