An absence of that length is almost always due to someone's mistake, at least in Caspar's opinion. "Well, then you're more than halfway there," he replies smartly, returning the old man's nod.

"There's a greenhouse in the Shopping District. You can get flowers there year round." You can get anything in the Nexus year round, is what Caspar assumes. And that's where he'd end the conversation, except he wouldn't mind picking up a bouquet for Adia anyway. "I can show you the way if you want."