Deirdre took a sip of her wine as Vlad was speaking, nodding both to him and herself at his comments.
"Not that spending the money doesn't have its perks as well, of course. But so rarely does it come freely." She neglected to mention that she'd come from a fairly wealthy family herself, though most all of her money was her own. Even the initial start up funds had come on a loan from Jack back when they were both out west. She knew that, if she were able to track down her parents in whatever country they might currently be in, they would always send her funds if needed.
She'd never needed to since she graduated, and even rarely when she was still in school.
"We are rare birds indeed. How fortuitous that we've both ended up here." She rethought her statement and made a small, displeased face. "In a manner of speaking. The location leaves somethings to be desired at times..."