[Charles chuckles, and again, it's friendly, honestly amused.] No, I'm afraid not.

[Even if he wanted to, he couldn't. But it's absolutely not the reason he came down here, and he's pleased at least that he was right in his assumption that Scorpius would be someone who actually pays attention to what happens on the network. It saves them both a bit of time.]

Then I suppose you also know what I am, and why it wasn't an especially smart idea to use my son as a tool to further your vendetta against Mr. Crichton.