"I wonder why," dryly. Whatever illusions she still has - and there are a few, some unconscious and some self-protective - her fondness for fangy collectibles has nothing to do with imagining that they're other than what they are. It's one reason why this whole thing sits so badly; being placed in the position of trying to defend the indefensible is aggravating on a number of levels, and she's getting too in the habit of interfering to entirely sit on her hands. "There's sentiment in the city to build on. It'd be a hop and a skip."