"The nice one? Oh, the nice political party. Yeah." She grins, faintly. "I like them. They seem like they have some genuine concern for the people who get dragged in here. I'm all for that."

She has another sip of wine, shaking her head slightly. "I have my doubts. I was moving toward getting into investigative reporting. Digging up the stories that don't get told. I'm not sure that'd fly real well in this city." Not that that should stop her--normally it wouldn't, but lately she's tired. Complacent. Unfocused.

"I don't know. Maybe there's another way."