You're completely welcome to beat me in that particular area, Doctor.

[Fortescue smiles wryly. Her life is a mess, but it's comforting to know that there are bigger messes out there. Slightly comforting, anyway. That they still exist isn't exactly a good thing, just a fact of life.

She think she knows what he's talking about until "nun" comes into it.]

When you say cat people, you don't mean people who have eight cats and wear frumpy sweaters, do you?

[Because they're usually nice enough...]