"Oh, he was not interested in me so calm down," Dutch says, glancing towards Matthias. "He would have been much happier if you were here to greet him when you woke up. Much, much happier."

Elijah had been interesting and amusing but Dutch wasn't dumb. She knew when she wasn't wanted because the other person just didn't go for her gender. Too bad. He'd been pretty cute.

"And don't pout," she adds after a moment. She glances back at the new arrival. "There's new real explanation, he's right. We're speaking English right now but I know other languages are spoken here. This is just what the majority of people speak. What's your name? Have we gotten that far in introductions yet?"