"This place has been good for a lot of people. It's weird, liking some random universe better than your own - but I think some of the foreigners needed a fresh start." Tony's not one of them, but he's seen it. There's no denying that Keeliai has treated Gene better than home ever did.

"Oh, it did." He almost died. But he's almost died a lot of times, so why get worked up about it? "I was out of it for about a week. I'm fine now, though. And I put in heavier encryption and added more psychic shielding to my armor."