[ He leans back against the fence at his back, surveying the fellow. Clearly not from around here - his accent makes that clear enough. (Not that Byerly's accent is precisely local, either - he has a patrician drawl, the sound a stark contrast to the Dendarii locals' speech.) He sounds neither Barrayaran nor precisely galactic - an outsider, then, perhaps? Not one Byerly had ever met. ]
Of course, it does beg the question of why you must make that noise at all. It's infernally cheerful, and only madmen are cheerful about being put to work.
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[ He leans back against the fence at his back, surveying the fellow. Clearly not from around here - his accent makes that clear enough. (Not that Byerly's accent is precisely local, either - he has a patrician drawl, the sound a stark contrast to the Dendarii locals' speech.) He sounds neither Barrayaran nor precisely galactic - an outsider, then, perhaps? Not one Byerly had ever met. ]
Of course, it does beg the question of why you must make that noise at all. It's infernally cheerful, and only madmen are cheerful about being put to work.