It takes Ray a while to sort everything out for the speech queue.

"Studying the Sumerian language. Supervising the growth of photonic crystals in my room upstairs. Working on upgrading and refitting my car. Going through some testing for traits I turn out not to have. Working on helping my best friend get plans together for a school he intends to open. Designing a solar energy collection system to charge a man's energy weapon for him. Beating the stuffing out of an incredibly untoward sense of jealousy or envy that I seem to have developed; I'm not sure which of those it is. Uh, practicing cuneiform some more. Practicing Braille, too."

He thinks for a moment.

"I'm pretty sure that's it. I haven't seen the raptors yet today."