[ Her use of that phrase makes Claude huff a brief laugh, under his breath and into the rim of his now-lukewarm drink. ]

Normal will always elude you, I'm afraid.

[ She's a real firecracker, isn't she? ]

Tourism will have to wait. There's work to be done, cities to save. [ Fronts to preserve, people to fend off. ] God, I haven't done so much legwork in ages.