"Neat. But I kind of don't want to think about magic dungeon robots right now. I want to get to a silo and zone out for a bit, and then... Uh, have that talk."

"Okay."

They can get in the car that's there to take them to their silo.

Snug. The other topic can wait for after the car trip.

"Do you want to see New York some time? I'm sort of- If I have all this money now, I don't just want to sit in one city- Even if most of it probably goes to charity in the end, there's still a lot."

"Sure, it sounds fun, Ren talks about Broadway like it was a religious experience and I'm told I've never had a good bagel."

"I have had some darn good bagels... I've been thinking that I could almost live out of a suitcase, especially with an agent. I've been kind of doing that here in Toronto even. And bopping around to different cities that need a sensor would also be a good way to see new cities. Visit the five-star places while there. But you're here..."

"It doesn't make sense for me to live alone, I need a failover so I don't do something stupid if I get too much backlash and not enough guiding. It's not that I don't expect you to be very conscientious, it's just that our profession is dangerous and I don't like playing around with tail risks. And Cricket's very suspicious of planes, I still haven't talked him into going to B.C. for a visit to my dad one of these days. But I don't object in principle to traveling, it's just logistically annoying."

"Yeah, that all makes sense. Being driven is a lot easier than driving at least, but yeah."

"We could try to be sufficiently bigshot dungeoneers to get teleported around, your power's potentially specialist enough to warrant it when you have enough practice - mine's good but generic to the point where alone I make sense as a local responder, you'd maybe make sense to haul across bigger distances partner and all, and I wouldn't have to bring Cricket if we got a round trip."

"...Sounds like something for later. Maybe- Hmm. Maybe with Wendy even if we're really not very compatible it's better than nothing, she seems to like travelling too. But that'd leave you without anyone..."

"The best thing to do is whatever gets the most and worst dungeons cleared fastest even if it means I spend less time being a big damn hero than is fun for me personally, but I could also shop around for Toronto-based partners more than I have been."

"Mmh. More partner options for everyone is always good I think? I should go to a few more, too."

"If you want to be a globetrotter especially."

"I don't know about globetrotter so much as... Not stuck."

"Well, how wide a range do you need to be not stuck? I'd go to Ottawa or Buffalo if they needed me no problem."

"Maybe I do mean 'globetrotter' after all. Or maybe occasional vacations will be fine. It's not like I travelled a lot before and I live half online some days. I just have this vague notion of... Toronto forever. And am, as you know, a worrier."

"I have noticed this about you."

...Kiss. Into the nearest available skin, probably a shoulder.

Hairpet.

"How much longer to the silo?"

"Ten minutes unless you want the siren on. Dungeons don't place themselves conveniently, more's the pity."

"No I do not want the siren what if there's an ambulance or something that needs right of way? We'd be disturbing probably ten thousand people and that adds up even if it only steals thirty seconds of peace, what kind of- Backlash hit me hard about that because it was already an opinion I held, damn."

"Ambulances are for getting people to where their medical needs can be addressed promptly and our vehicle has one for the same reason. I don't think we need it right now but if your backlash hits you real hard about that specifically I might want executive siren decisionmaking powers."

"...That seems fine?" Thinking face. "Yeah, that's fine. Checks and balances. Or something."

"Good. But yeah I don't think we need it right now, neither of us overdid it enough to start metabolizing our backlash or do anything rash."

"Wanna avoid that as much as I can. Tail risks add up and all."