[ An answering smile of self-deprecating gratitude is quickly hidden by him ducking his head. No matter how quickly it goes, though, Mark certainly does look different when he smiles - and it's notable that smiles have been coming rather more frequently of late. Particularly remarkable that they're coming in the presence of the once-feared Lord Vorkosigan. ]

It's hard to imagine being that old. [ And then, with a faint alarm as he considers his not-quite-insult - ] I mean - not that it is all that old. It's not like you're decrepit or anything.