[That gets a small smile from Ari; she supposes it had to be obvious. She's at least a decade too young for it, rightly, but she's not one to turn down a challenge, or an opportunity.]

It is. [She answers him in equally quiet tones.] I always thought that when the time came I'd be trying to find the best second-hand bargain at auction, not offered the pick of the shipyard as if I were senior captain in the sector. [So it's just a little overwhelming.]