"We really should. Now I just have to ask...do you speak any languages other than English? You know, just in case eavesdroppers might decide to ruin our very noble goal of trying to challenge ourselves to be the best we can be?"

She was so very sarcastic about the 'noble' part. Far less so about the desire for a challenge.

"It's not a problem if I don't know it yet. All Tamaraneans can assimilate language through direct contact. It only takes a few seconds."