"Another?" [his expression runs a gamut of reactions -- puzzlement, sudden understanding, self-deprecating amusement.] ...Of course you'd have had a partner before, I'm not sure what I was thinking.

Well. I'd say you have little to fear as far as finding a new one is concerned. You've a knack for connecting with all sorts of people and there're certainly-- [f...rown...] ...All sorts of people to choose from, here. [unsaid: please, yugo, don't partner up with someone embarrassing. you're an eliatrope.

he lays his hand on the dummy's shoulder, leaning forward ever-so-slightly, intently.] But I understand that, as Meisters, we all possess unique abilities of our own. And I've even heard they're often similar to powers we possessed back on our own worlds... I don't suppose you've had any luck with those, have you?