"I work with her father," Siebenkas explained. He left out the part where his Singapore Sling was most certainly not the first drink she'd ever made him. "I believe we're in the Helicon countryside, southwest of metro, as they say."

He seemed quite finished after that, though he did end up glancing around the room after, as if he wasn't quite /sure/.

"I apologize. That wasn't helpful, was it?"