On a hunch, Miles asks, "How did you get into scoot racing?"

"I was eighty-one and impatient and disguised myself long enough to come second in the tryout race for a league that didn't technically have an equivalency restriction," says Mial.

"Now that is an escape tunnel," says Miles. "With just a hint of Dendarii."

"I am intrigued by this classification scheme and doubly intrigued by how I almost understand parts of it even though I don't know any of the incidents you're referring to," says Mial.