"The phone," Shade says, his lip curled in disgust.

"Does nobody appreciate a good face to face conversation these days?" If he'd brought his cane, perhaps he'd be shaking it. As it is, Shade simply... shook his head, and waved his free hand, before returning to his tea, his lips curled into a smile, as he did so.

"Actually, the government asked me to do something," he said, as if that weren't odd at all.

"Unfortunately, it's not precisely the sort of thing I can do alone."