Exegesis!
Out on the street, we went on a bit of an amble. I didn’t have anywhere to be and neither did Lucas, and the sidewalks of Cin City are always good for a free floor show or two. Besides, you never knew. Somebody might be following either one of us, if only on general principles.
Lucas gave me a sidelong look as we walked. “Gotta admit, Tom, I was expecting you to try to wheedle one of the items for your… what do y’all have?”
“What what do we have?” I said. “Offices? Apartments? They’re usually the same place.”
“I meant more like, you know, a temple or something.”
“Ha! Nah, we don’t need those.” I waved in the direction of the docks. “We got Mount Jeanie, instead.”
“I thought people didn’t live there, though.”
That earned him a stare. “Of course people don’t live there! It’s an iceberg, Lucas. It’s cold. I mean, we’ve got a couple of buildings on it, but that’s just for the look of it.” Not to mention the odd dramatic showdown with a demon from the Christian Hell, but hopefully I’d never have to do that again.