“High heels weren’t some sort of punishment inflicted by men on the female gender. Women chose to wear them because they thought high heels made them look elegant. No, really. They even paid a lot of money for them. Well, I don’t know why anyone thought pointy toes looked elegant. They just did.” In between her explanations, she wondered how long it took to send a signal to the QGP. Any moment now Jeth was going to ask Sheridan exactly what a father’s interview entailed, and then she’d have to make up some hugely inaccurate story like the gender-segregated-shopping thing yesterday. No wonder Echo hadn’t believed her about talking animals. It was so easy to lie about the past when it suited your purpose. Elise sat across from Sheridan on the plaid couch, silent, arms folded. She was probably worried that Taylor was telling Echo about her Doctor Worshipping friends, afraid that by the end of the day the Enforcers would drop by to pay her a visit. Sheridan had no way to reassure Elise or explain anything.
