Anyway, they were talking about me in that way, and most of them thought I’d tell them I was a boy. Had me confused for standards. No, I absolutely won’t do that with Tupo. Xe’s the only one who knows what xe is.’ ‘Noted, and admirable,’ Roveg said. ‘And I have always thought the party sounds like a lovely custom.’ ‘Quelin don’t have anything similar, right?’ ‘No, not at all. If your parents got it wrong, you let them know, you update your records, and everybody gets on with their lives. It’s a casual matter. Nobody hires a band. Which is our loss, really.’
