"Her potential future career. But still, if she's anything like the one in my world she's probably going places." A pause. "And by that same principle, so are you."
Hes grinned at him.
"Although, judging from your age, you've probably got a long road to go down before you're anything like him. That's how it works with people like us, though. I started out just this ordinary, boring kid from Long Island." He raised his eyebrows. "Then I wound up the equivalent of a five-star general leading a few hundred species in a galactic space war."
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Hes grinned at him.
"Although, judging from your age, you've probably got a long road to go down before you're anything like him. That's how it works with people like us, though. I started out just this ordinary, boring kid from Long Island." He raised his eyebrows. "Then I wound up the equivalent of a five-star general leading a few hundred species in a galactic space war."