It's true, Tayrey loves her work - and being a Director's daughter whose genetic enhancements let her practically max out the aptitude tests did open some doors for her. Still, ask most Tradeline captains where they'd want to see their own children go, and it won't be somewhere high-risk like astrogation. There's a lot more competition for the apprenticeships in the finance department.

She'd never be satisfied with a desk job; she loves flying. His description of the chopper under fire makes her draw in breath sharply, audibly. 'I can imagine. Must have taken courage. Saying it's a hazard doesn't begin to cover it. I haven't flown like that - in space, anything opens and you're in real trouble. Patching a hole someone else made is bad enough. But you're saying you've got no women doing the flying in Korea? Or only no cute ones?' She grins. Cute isn't the image most Tradeliners are trying for, so maybe the same is true for Earther pilots. Either way, she's not taking it terribly seriously.