[...this kid is Barnaby's son?! Pao-Lin wonders if this is more of that timeliney-wimeliney stuff that happens in Luceti. Though she couldn't imagine Barnaby ever settling down and getting married.]

Sorry, but you won't be able to get back to Sternbild from here on your own... [She's assuming he's from there, anyway.] Also, it's April here, not Christmas Eve.