If Remy looks skittish about being spoken to, he hides it well as he rolls his eyes and pulls a face full of teenage boredom. He barely looks over as he mutters, “Didn’t know it was anythin’ special.” And that’s the truth of it—when you explore, you don’t go for the biggest or most impressive places first. You try and see as much as you can, as quickly as you can, and so if things go south you’ll have a way out or a place to hide. Those lessons had been hard-learned, on the street first and then by his father, and he wasn’t going to shame his family by forgetting them now.

Still, he’s been trying to limit his interactions, despite curiosity. So he ruffles uncomfortably beneath the coat before asking—“So why’re you here?”