Ramon would point out that his body seems to know what it likes and his mind needs to accept it. But he doesn't know, and if he knew about it he'd think that he quite likes the way Random kids himself. It's sweet, in its way. The man's complications are part of what make him so endlessly fascinating.

'I'll protect you, don't worry,' he says magnanimously, rinsing to soap from his hair and then turning Random round.

'Here, I'll do your back. And...in the morning, I think. I want to be awake enough to appreeciate them fully.'