Val wondered whether it would be relevant to point out that Ender said hyphenated names gave him hives. She erred towards the side of 'no'.

"And pair up the quiet ones with the loud ones," she said instead, "Might be a good influence, and you don't want the loud ones beating each other up. Unless you're actively trying to tire them out, but then you should probably use the upstairs room."

She wasn't going to dignify the tequila thing with a reply.