It would come as no surprise to Adia that Big Oil has made a deal with the devil, but for now she assumes Stolas is referring to something more mundane. At least until he describes his Earth to her... such a curious way of phrasing things, almost as if he were an observer from the outside. "It sounds far better than my world, at the moment, but I understand how you feel. People accomplish so much more working together."

There is an awkward silence from her that she fills with a careful sip of tea. His attitude reminds her a little bit of her friend Reynard who is far older than he looks. And not human, besides. "That's true," she says finally. "Some people have been visiting the Nexus for a very long time. You should ask around."