[The change in her tone is obvious, but he's not at all offended by it. In fact, it's nice that someone isn't making a huge deal out of the fact that he cannot see. However, the fact that she didn't know him before is probably what makes a big difference in her attitude as well.]

Hm, well, I'm unfamiliar with most of the media that is available on the Fleet, since it's from different worlds. Most of my down time was spent reading books that I found and purchased before now.

It's nice to know that my sense of direction hasn't gone the way of my eyesight.