Cassandra shrugged slightly. "No," she admitted. "But then again, there are quite a lot of things in this world that don't sound terribly appealing when described." Sex was the first to come to her mind, not that she would ever say such a thing out loud. Well, maybe to Apollo. But certainly, she wouldn't say it to a virtual stranger.

Her curiosity was really getting the better of her. Cassandra wanted to know what all the fuss was about. "Show me how it works," she said, handing him back the cigarette which, she imagined, might well be very precious to him, especially if he could find no proper imitation or substitute in this city they were trapped in.