It wasn't the most promising introduction, getting knocked unconscious and carted around like a sack of rice. To tell the truth, I wasn't thinking of her like that at first anyway. I mean, she looks great—I'd have to be blind not to notice. But past that, there was nothing yet.
Pretty's a good fringe benefit, but it's not where the money's at…so to speak. A girl needs intelligence and strength—someone you can talk with and rely on. Otherwise you don't have a partner, what you've got is a toy and I'm too old to be playing with toys.
