[she sighs] Mother was . . . she made the "mistake" of marrying young. Instead of marrying the high society Bgztlian her parents wanted her to marry, she eloped with a Terran and had a child. Me. [a pause] The marriage didn't last, but [a forced laugh] it's not like she could get rid of the kid, right?

Yeah, that's true. Will we have enough dry wood?