[Alloran was military. Even if his people do a lot of things differently there were dirty jokes there, too. He rolls his eyes in a credible imitation of that sudden petulance that comes around sometimes, and manages not more than a split second disorientation because it's a weird thing to do for the first time.]

Yeah, yeah, you mouth-people put them on everything.

Specify. I'm not going to try and mingle with his close contacts here, assuming there's anyone who tolerates him that much. In and out.

[...that one's intentional.]