"That's not a bad idea, actually--" cigarettes, Ilde means, and she has...Ivan's, actually, she lifted them out of his jacket before she left his flat. (She's the best girlfriend; he's getting used to it.) Settling with hers and swallowing sushi, she says, "Cruorvores are like the gateway drug. They're an easy target; it's hard to argue that flesh-eaters aren't bad. It's a smart place to start. But it's easy to connect to the rest, if you've been paying attention."

...which she has. For some time, now.