She smiles. "Mary Silverstring. My father's an anthropologist. Don't mind the lack of handshake, I'm afraid I had a bit of an accident a little while ago."

He panicked! He should not be the face! Why is he the face!

"Pretty nasty burns," he says cheerfully. "You don't have to lie here. It's a sacrifice, right?"

Why has fate driven him towards being the face in possibly deadly small talk with his dad's business friend. 

"Yes, you're right. Glad to be among friends."

"Did you get the stuff from Bangkok?"

He seems curious and a little hopeful, but not surprised if it turns out the answer is 'no.'

"No, sorry."

"Ugh. The Nectar in Bangkok, it's not like the Nectar here. Hoped you guys had a hookup."

"No such luck. I'll let you know if I meet anyone who does, though. I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name?"

"Lee. Lee Dempson. From MGM."

Damn.

"Oh, I see! Well, I'm very pleased to meet you."

He begins to wax nostalgic. "It was incredible in Bangkok. These two guys were just ripping into each other like rabid dogs. Somebody — just some joker standing next to me — throws a knife into the arena, but they were too busy gouging each others’ eyes out with their thumbs to notice.”

"Sounds intense."

He is just simply going to laugh lightly about this as if it is a normal and relatable thing to say that is not at all distressing.

"Sounds like a sight to behold! Maybe I'll be able to visit myself soon."

"It was. Then I got a hit and everything became so much more intense. More wild. You know how the stuff here works on your desires? Well, this does that, but it works on something baser. Fights started breaking out in the stands. Broke my arm and couldn't even feel the pain.”

"Wow. That's great."

Dempson looks at Anemone, then decides that she is clearly a trustworthy person he wants to help out.

Of course she is. She is the most trustworthy person in the entire world. 

"If you do decide to go, you can get access to the Fragrant Honey Shop in Phra Nakron by rubbing two twenty-baht, one ten-baht and one five-baht banknotes together and saying, “I have come for the exhibition.”

"Ooooh. Thank you."

Hey uh. If his sister is 'waiting for him'. Maybe he can just. "Say, have you seen my sister around? I was hoping to surprise her."

"Oh, she's with the Mouth. Right over there." He gestures to the door.

GREAT. "Thanks. I'll keep you posted on the Bangkok shipment."