(And now, a pre-Milliways mini-saga: Sometime in the post-tofu fleeing, a couple of
conversations are had. One of these starts some
gears turning, as these things happen.
On a more immediate note, Murphy's Law would of course dictate that
the worst possible person sees the gears in question.)
"Just let it drop, Mother, will you? Not everything in the world boils down... to..."
The kid (well, he hasn't hit 20 yet, anyway) who just opened the front door trails off as he notices this is not, in fact, the supply closet he was looking for. But despite all the gaping, he seems to have a little more under his feet than your average newbie.
This would be underscored by the fact that he says, "...It worked? Yes!" and starts grinning.
Boy genius in the bar, half looking around for Suzi and/or Whistler and half... well, just looking around. Welcome to Milliways, Carl.