"Not even the most basic ones? Although, come to think about it, while a small bit of metal would likely be able to be found, the Jackal has not seen much in the way of cork so far..."

He trailed off, looking thoughtful, but then shook his head and refocused. While he was sympathetic to Alex's plight - it must be hard to keep friendships if your friends were repodded - something else in her words caught his attention.

"Most of the time? I take it that something untoward must have happened, by those words." And her expression, but he wasn't going to point that out. "Was that tied into the recent attack on the City that I had heard about?"