Lyubov is an “intellectual,” though it’s not yet clear what his job is. Nonetheless, his role on New Tahiti is clearly different from Davidson’s military position, which is why Davidson thinks he’s “girly.” However, this difference in duties doesn’t explain Lyubov’s hatred of Davidson, and Davidson doesn’t seem to understand this hatred, either—instead, he assumes that Lyubov is threatened by his masculinity. Later in the novella, readers learn that there’s more to the story than Davidson discloses here, which suggests that his narration is selective. Once again, women seem to have no agency—these women were supplied by the Administration, suggesting that they don’t choose their sexual partners.