"Good -- I do have to open at six," Andrei replied, and accepted the flashlight. He left it off, for now, ghosting along beside the younger man. Flashlights were useful, at times. When he didn't know what to point it at, it just made him an easy target.

"And the police? Ha." His tone was, briefly, unamused. "Of course they are worrying about the riots. Those damage property."