“Thankfully, I don’t need much.” He gets a thrill, again, remembering that Darlington only has the vaguest idea of what he can do. Psychometry isn’t seem as the most exciting of the necromantic arts, and it’s rare that he gets the chance to impress someone with it. Even though it’s not flashy, he’s pretty sure Darlington just might be.

While Palamedes has ridden on city buses often enough, this is his first time traveling in someone’s personal car. It still surprises him how common they are, how wasteful they seem, though he can't argue against the convenience. He remembers, too, that Darlington had had an entirely different vehicle back home. “Do most people know how to use cars?” he wonders aloud.