"Then we'll have to do that. I can have some ready for dinner tomorrow if you'd like." One of the good things about the recipe is she can start it the night before and let most of the cooking happen while she's asleep. Sneakily convenient things, slow cookers.

Truth, justice, liberty, freedom, democracy, moral fortitude, cowboy diplomacy, mischief, good oral hygiene, respecting one's elders, free speech, individualism, and self-determination? "Of course. So you can update your files and enter him to win that hot tub."

Ver gets a little more serious then. She can't read what's in those files, but it makes her wonder. "You know, I think getting registered came with some kind of clearance level. If you need to talk about something?"