No. [ That's with a wry smile, but it quickly shrivels and falls away. ] Straight back to the dank alley I'd originally left to see Cittagazze from. I immediately looked for the same window I'd found the first time, but of course that was long sealed. I next tried running, but I had reappeared on my arrival back on her tracking grid, and she came to fetch me.

[ He sighs, sits up a little straighter, and shoves away the rest of whatever drink it is he has left. ]

Ah, sobriety. It comes too quickly these days! [ It sounds falsely cheerful, but he doesn't bother pull up the expression to match. ]