Alex continues, water still running pink. The conversation is far more rewarding than he originally thought. "Frisco?" Alex questions, voice for the first time since Neil came back filled with something close to pleasant satisfaction. "I've been there. I really like that town," he confides. "It has a lot of interesting aspects to it. Hubologists, a group of Chinese from a sub called the Shi, a survivalist group called the Vagrants, and a--"

Alex pauses everything to look up and frown at the opposite wall. After a single beat, he grins ruefully and shakes his head. "...And a live bomb in the middle of town, Wanderer. You'd feel right at home."