Mary looked up at her dad's voice. She couldn't help but smile a little bit at the note of hopefulness in his voice. No doubt that he probably wouldn't have complained about the chance to beat up on the guy who was dating his daughter. Possibly past tense. Her smile faded.
"Not exactly. I haven't been able to find him on this planet. I don't think he's here at all."
Though she couldn't help but snort with laughter at the career announcement.
"You're a... what, I"m sorry? Could you repeat that?"
At the very least, it was good to have something to laugh about.