Chase snorted again. "If you're cutting me off and hiring a Companion, I get to watch at least," he said without looking up. "Maybe she just wants to talk to you? I mean think about it, everybody sees her as a service, not a person. Except 'Yana. It'd probably be nice for her to have somebody not treat her like a Companion." That made sense to Chase. Not everybody was just one thing.
"No, I am being a big brother," he corrected both of them. "Besides neither of you will let me go without pants, so it's not fair if you get to." He grinned over at Gert. "You can go without pants anytime you want though. Just sayin'."