"Yeah, but mostly she comes in to teach Gavroche and Ingress the piano, then heads back home. Lot of work to keep up on, y'know. Plus she's got a houseguest at the moment -- don't know if you heard 'bout Ennis at all. He's stayin' with Ma."

Mal is...not quite sure what he thinks about that, but he influences Sallie's decisions about as much as she influences his anymore.

"I manage to catch her sometimes when I come in early on in the day."