[Ford raises an eyebrow, then simply shrugs, picking his pen back up off the table. He clicks it twice, smoothing out the page he was working on. His concentration is back on the book, though he glances up at Bull occasionally as he speaks.]

Honestly, I'm more interested in speaking about where you're from. Your experience there. Mabel tells me you have significant experience dealing with the... unusual. Both benign and more hostile. I've been trying to gain some additional perspective on a situation we're handling.