"There is that," Kalinda agrees dryly. And it is depressing, if she were the sort to give in to those kinds of feelings. (She can be, but she'll deny it to her dying breath.) She similarly allows the conversation to move on. "And look, a silver lining." If people really bought into the notion that the city brings people here for a reason, perhaps rebuilding is Ariadne's.

As to the nature of her work, Kalinda shifts her weight slightly, still casual. "Whatever I'm put on the scent of. I figure out what the facts of a case are, whatever they are, and figure out how it can best help the client."