"Just tools of the trade," Roger said. "I must admit I'm hoping I won't need them here, but the Griffon feels rather bare without them."
"It's a good head start," he agreed. "When I first came, I had to negotiate my way into hotel rooms."
"Van Wyck Expressway it is," he said, speeding up a little. As they drove around a familiar street, he couldn't help but point at a nearby building, a closed bank. "Where I come from, I used to live in there according to my calculations."