It sounded like, despite my own story, Ingress hadn't exactly had the good of it, either.  Still...at least she was free of expectation, more or less, right?  I tried to ignore the feeling of her hands on mine, an ignorance that was made easier when she took them away.  "It sounds like you're not exactly out of trouble, though.  The Dragon and Junior, they were saying something about people bothering you...?"  I obviously didn't know the whole story, but I was willing to make a few statements.<br/><br/>"Listen.  I'm glad you're willing to give me this and a few other things...but I'm no good on my own.  If I'm left without anything to do, you'll come by every so often and find this place is a mess.  That I'm not taking care of myself.  This isn't something new to me, unlike so much of who - or even what - I am now.  I know myself to know this well enough.  I could look for Alice...but I don't even know where to start looking for her.  If you can give me something to do - or point me in the direction of someone who might help me find Alice - that's really all I want now."