Does it mean all that much if you make the decision of what they should be doing for them? [Padparadscha's tone is still light and somewhat amused, but there's a certain knowing element to that remark as well. It's why they don't tend to do more than advise when it comes to stepping in with people.

It seems like the remarks have gotten under Kit's skin for whatever reason, though, so Padparadscha settles on keeping the mood light.] Isn't an "ancestor" what living things call the ones that came before them? I thought most rude things living things say were just supposed to be rude all the time.