[Erik doesn't think the question was as silly as Laura seems to be uh, taking herself to task over, in fact he is quite pleased to answer. Darwin's gifts are extraordinary, after all.]
Remarkable, isn't he.
[Phrased as a statement, rather than a question. But he moves on, since it seems Laura would prefer that, and at the moment it doesn't cost him anything to be civil.]
I've never borne up well under nicknames. [He's boring and tragic.] Erik will do. But if you've got some understanding of agriculture it's a benefit to us all. Is there something like a local grocery? It seems the logical place to look for, ah--
[[There's half a second where the right word doesn't quite form; he's fluent in English, but it's still not his first language and he's not immediately aware of the specific terminology.] Seed packets, you'd call them.
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Remarkable, isn't he.
[Phrased as a statement, rather than a question. But he moves on, since it seems Laura would prefer that, and at the moment it doesn't cost him anything to be civil.]
I've never borne up well under nicknames. [He's boring and tragic.] Erik will do. But if you've got some understanding of agriculture it's a benefit to us all. Is there something like a local grocery? It seems the logical place to look for, ah--
[[There's half a second where the right word doesn't quite form; he's fluent in English, but it's still not his first language and he's not immediately aware of the specific terminology.] Seed packets, you'd call them.