Eva shrugs. "Secretly, I think he likes it. It gives him something to feel beleaguered over."

She nods. "Completely real. They even feel real. It'd be unsettling if the possibilities weren't so endless." She starts walking back to the entrance to hydroponics, her cuttings in hand. If Cassie wants to walk with her, all the better, but if not she'll leave her to her animal tracking. "The City's got plenty of lovely things too. Have you seen the Vatican?"