I shrugged. 'In case you hadn't guessed already, the answer to the lady's question is no. I'm not interested. There, that should make you happy, and it only cost you a broken nose to find out. If you hadn't dosed yourself to the eyes it might not even have cost that much. Tell her thank you very much, the offer is appreciated, but there's too much going on here to walk away from. Tell her I'm starting to enjoy it.'