Mine, uh, may be showing, too, a little. I AM SHOVING IT DOWN BECAUSE IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS FIC BUT IT IS DIFFICULT.

I just giggled so hard at that analogy; too true! He completely loves lording it about that he designed this, and loves that she's more than impressed by it. I mean, what's Bester's line in "Out of Gas"? "Captain, this girl, engines get her hot," or something like that. That was a big part of what made me crack up and start plotting for this entire enterprise. Thank you so much!