"Sonja and I are; there are others. The first trip into the fog was- testing." Testing the boundaries, learning what worked and what didn't; they have elsewheres to be, and even if Ilde has slightly mixed feelings about this city (about what she could get here, that she might not have another chance at-), her first loyalty is, always, to Sonja and their cause.

New York won't assault itself.

"Our cohort is newer. The whole city was made like this- but there are generations, now, of people whose ancestors arrived like we did." She grimaces, briefly. The older cohorts are less likely to be as actively seeking a way out, though Ilde doesn't discard the notion that there might be some among them worth cultivating for the purpose.