"Yeah, it's good to be back." Brendan chuckled as he made his way over to the refrigerator. "Which book is that?"  he asked absently, rummaging around. Fnding what he was looking for he turned back to face Alex. "You think it's legit? Or just more 'smoke and mirrors'?" he asked about the book, while carefully smelling the pizza.<br/><br/>Leaving food to fossilize was a time-honored tradition at the LER chapter house. So, early on, Brendan had learned to develop a keen sense of smell for these things. As near as he could tell, the 'Za was still good. So he took a seat opposite of Alex and started enjoying his meal - straight out of the cold box.