"Boredom is the root of all evil, the despairing refusal to be oneself," Charles recites as the other man makes up his mind. "Something Søren Kierkegaard once said."

Then, as if reciting the categories of a quiz, "Science, literature, history, psychology, philosophy. Or, alternatively, the fair city that we are currently forced to inhabit. I'm afraid that's all I can offer right now." He's not about to use his powers to skip the queue, sadly.