"Most closely paralleling time spent in Taxon, then."

Long settles back in his chair, eyes on the far wall for a moment while he mentally compiles the list by this criteria.

"Glitch would top the list, I think. He is one of only three people who's been here longer than myself; I indulge myself in the belief I know him well. He is my friend," and Long smiles, distantly, at the word on his tongue, still novel, "and a genius when it comes to invention, science, dance, and many other fields of human endeavour."