It said a lot about Caroline that when the guy pretty much flashed her as he put on her coat that she hardly even noticed. There would have been a time when that sort of thing would have earned an obligatory squeal, but not any more. Now it is practically just another Thursday.

Gesturing behind her, she looked briefly back to make sure that she's not giving genuinely bad directions. "It's back that way. It doesn't look like Compound anymore though. It's gone all...Dickensy on us." Turning back to face him, she folded her arms across her chest. "So, why are you naked?"