Chapter 6, On Being a Child of Love Summary

Tycho tries to make sense of what has just happened. He asks Angela how she found her father, which prompts Angela to recount a story that Dido used to tell her, about a girl named Angela Roland, entitled "The Great Chase." For a long time, she did not care about not knowing her father; She was just one of the "broken-home gang." She considered Roland to be dead; at least, on many meaningful levels. Then one day, Angela had awakened to realize that her father was real and that a relationship was, theoretically, attainable. She decided to find him and discover for herself that which Dido would not tell her.

When Angela asks Tycho for his confirmation that her feelings of curiosity are natural and understandable, Tycho cannot help but think...