"True," Irene says, "but it all comes back down to people, doesn't it?"

She pauses, the waiter coming by to ask if she'd like to order, and she picks a full English.

What? When it comes down to it, she's an girl from England who's been out drinking all night. There are some traditions which even she follows; if she hadn't gone for the fry-up, she'd probably be bound by law to get a kebab.

"The Vault is special, though," she says as the waiter departs. "A safe haven, if you like."