Ford glanced up at the monkey, who wasn't all that out of place in the spaceport, as nobody seemed to take too much notice of it screeching in their faces. It was one more thing they hadn't seen wandering around harassing them. No big deal. He looked at Elphie next. In fact, when he turned around, it took him a moment to spot her.

He frowned.

"Why are you slouching around like that?"