Eva understands that need to be useful so much. That, and the drive to find a million things to distract her, is why she's taken her job on the Quarter, organized the book club and angled at Bight for an organizer position. Professional bureaucrat, she is.

"From what I've heard. I imagine you'd just have to talk to Luis Sera about it. Be careful, though, he's a bit of a rake." And while Eva's a mature woman who can handle a little flirting, she still thinks of Cassie as a child, if a child with experience and wisdom greatly beyond her years. Lecherous older men, even the polite and respectful ones who know when to back off, are something Cassie should be protected from. "I honestly don't know more than that."