[He smiles wistfully.] It's true I never been a very cuddly person. S'pose that war didn't help none.

[His demeanor seems to change all of the sudden, as if he's pulling himself out of a reverie.] Well now. I was supposed to be talkin' about a weddin' and how it all came to happen, and now I know where to start. It's a happier tale than the one you probably got to tell. The 'verse rebuildin' itself in freedom, the outer rim gaining independence 'n all that.

Best part is that I got to help. I became somewhat of a counselor, havin' grown up out there. I knew how to help those folk; knew just what they needed to get on their feet. Did such a good job they made me into an official representative. I was very... official.