Well-acquainted with the bar though he may be, he doesn't look the part of the burgeoning alcoholic - and she should know, being related to one. Jonathan Carnahan is similarly predisposed to helping women in distress, but primarily for his own gain.

"...are you new here?" she finally asks tentatively, curiously. Shaking off the veil of dreamtime is no simple matter, but concentrating on a subject that requires her full attention may serve her better than any cup of coffee might. The kind of person who spends the wee hours of their morning in the bar certainly hasn't adjusted to any decent circadian rhythm.

"I've- been here for some time, and we haven't met until...until now."