From here, ouais. We are a little touchy about the—you know. The fairy tale world business, from rifters. [ Kinder than outright labelling it condescension? ] But now I have seen some of what your worlds are like, with the enormous towers and the lights and Wiki-pedia.

[ Beneath the extremely fantasy-French accent, there's also a touch of someone pronouncing an unfamiliar word they only read rather than heard. ]

I understand better that it must be a big adjustment. And I would like to know anything. What does a civil engineer do? Were you involved in your war? What do you mean by projection?