Those poor Jacksonian Communists, all three of them.
Olivia's nod towards him is slightly more amicable at the correct guess of her home world -- so whoever he is, underdressed and out of his element, he's observant enough to catch and identify her accent. Strange, but better that than someone they must carry or risk letting them fall behind. And they can't afford to lose any more Barrayarans, even ones that look like he does. "Once, maybe," she concedes, "but I would rather be here on Barrayar than somewhere else, helpless to watch from a distance."
She is Vor, after all. The Vor, in a way -- not like the Emperor-her-grandfather, but Vorbarra. Her marriage to Piotr Vorkosigan had only changed her name. "I assume you arrived here, with the rest of the outsiders, instead of the result of unfortunate circumstances. Or else you'd be wearing something warmer." He is, of course, free to correct her. But that leaves the matter of what District, and who.
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Olivia's nod towards him is slightly more amicable at the correct guess of her home world -- so whoever he is, underdressed and out of his element, he's observant enough to catch and identify her accent. Strange, but better that than someone they must carry or risk letting them fall behind. And they can't afford to lose any more Barrayarans, even ones that look like he does. "Once, maybe," she concedes, "but I would rather be here on Barrayar than somewhere else, helpless to watch from a distance."
She is Vor, after all. The Vor, in a way -- not like the Emperor-her-grandfather, but Vorbarra. Her marriage to Piotr Vorkosigan had only changed her name. "I assume you arrived here, with the rest of the outsiders, instead of the result of unfortunate circumstances. Or else you'd be wearing something warmer." He is, of course, free to correct her. But that leaves the matter of what District, and who.