"Yes, thank you," Orion said with an amused snort as his cube was snatched away. At least it would give him a moment to calm his racing fuel pump and rein in his field, which tended to flare when he got a bit too worked up.

"Hrmh. I should hope you'd have enough faith in my abilities by this point. It may be a rather awkward topic, but it is something that is more easily looked up and studied than discussed. I have no doubts about finding comprehensive data."

Orion crossed his arms over his chest in mock challenge, trying not to be miffed over some simple teasing.