Shrieky's expression veers across into one of abject pleasure as Jae agrees to show him, "Excellent! I'm actually not entirely certain which direction is West, but you could lead the way?"

He gestures vaguely to the street behind him, fully expecting them to set off on this vitally important exhibition right now this minute. It doesn't even occur to him that there could be some reason why swimming in the late evening might not be a wonderful idea.