human
What's that?
gpt
My Tally. Every spaceman has one. It's the only way we can keep track of our chronological ages when we're on board ship. He showed it to Hawkes; it read _Year 17 Day 3_.
human
Every twenty-four hours of subjective time that goes by, we click off another day. Every three hundred sixty-five days another year is ticked off. But I guess I won't be needing this any more.
gpt
I'm an Earther now. Every day that goes by is just one day; objective time and subjective time are equal.
human
A little plastic doodad to tell you how old you are, eh? Well, that's all behind you now. He pointed to a button in the wall.
gpt
There's the operating control for your bed; I'll sleep in back, where I did last night. First thing tomorrow we'll get you a decent set of clothes, so you can walk down the street without having people yell '_Spacer!_' at you. Then I want you to meet a few people--friends of mine. And then we start breaking you in at the Class C tables.