Mina smirked. "A speakeasy is a tavern, of sorts. Thoroughly illegal, considering the recent prohibition of alcohol. A gin joint is a variation on the same theme. Quite exotic and lively. Everyone is terrified that they'll be caught at any moment. Some people go just for that thrill. That sense of a community behaving badly."

She paused a moment, looking thoughtful. "How is it that you speak the King's English so perfectly anyway? Shouldn't you be speaking Greek or something?"