[ he nearly laughs at the comment, and has to lift a hand, crooking a finger across his smile. ] .. A vacation. [ aral vorkosigan taking a vacation. he's seen the man relaxed, but that's not the same thing, now is it? he can hardly imagine. ] Well, if anyone deserves one, I suppose..

[ he leaves that subject, though, sobering thoughtfully. a 'small operation' doesn't necessarily mean to the vorkosigan family what it means to average people, but thankfully for jole, he's accustomed to vorkosigans now. ]

That shouldn't be a problem, I should think. And it'll be good to keep busy.