"Thanks," Megan said, a little annoyed by Niles' over-friendliness, although she'd given up trying to rein him in. It just wasn't worth it on this ship. "He's a pretty good boy, when he's not making me crazy." Niles, for his part, licked the man's hand. There were so many interesting smells on this ship, he wanted to experience them all. "Sorry I couldn't give you more help about your friend," she said, packing up her tape recorder. She'd get back to that later.