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The Annex has always been reliable.

I've never heard of that before.

I should have asked before answering, really. You wanted something more than "i like to ride my bicycle" yes?

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Oh, I'm all for bike-riding, actually. Less pollution. That doesn't mean I'm not also interested in less common forms. What's the Annex?

[ Amused: ] Bike riding is just fine, ilau. The Annex is an intergalactic nexus - more stable than most.

Flying car, actually.

An intergalactic nexus. [ Wary, but not dismissive. He knows better than that. ] How does that work?

... and what does ilau mean?

What, like Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang?

Ah, pardon. [ a beat ] It's just an endearment. [ a short smile ]

Routes to them are all over the worlds. Earth seems a bit behind most planets I have visited so they're a little more hidden- but anyhow... fairly simple, really. You find the entrance, you walk in.

You know what? That's actually pretty accurate.

No need for pardons. It's just a word I've never heard before.

[ Clark's turn to pause. And play captain obvious. ]

So what you're saying is that ... you aren't from around here.

Well, it's Ian Fleming. He had a flair for the dramatic.

[ Among other things. ]

We don't produce flying cars, sadly, so you're either pulling my leg or work for the government.

[ Aren't you a little genius? Here, enjoy a bit of wit. ] It's either that or I'm mentally unstable. 50/50 chance it could be either one.

[ He is, actually. ]

Or you're mentally unstable and from somewhere in Europe. Either way, it still leaves room for a lot of possibilities.

[ Fancy that ] Well, the overall state of mental wellbeing in Europe's performance art scene - particularly - is highly questionable. But do you happen to cross what the new age kids call star children all too often, ilau?

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Seriously? Why's it always gotta be government?

How do I know you're not working for the government?

Area 51? Crazy futuristic technology? It's always the government.

[ Cue little pause. ]

And I was teasing, sorry. You don't? But I can give you my ID if you want.

The artistic art scene seems pretty stable to me. But I guess it'd be a little different from street theater, which I think is what you mean by performance.

[ He hopes so, anyway. ]

... Not often, no. I mean. We do get visitors now and then.

[ There's a slight smile. Seems and is, always so separate. ]

I can't tell what it is that brings me back here all the time. It's been a number of years, but here I am.

[ It's all about perception, isn't it? ]

Okay, I'll bite. What do you like about here so much? That's probably what draws you back.

[ Very much so. He pulls up a sort of smile using idle fingers to pick at a loose braceless around his wrist ]

Let's go for coffee, shall we?

Bifrost.

That's an odd name for a car.

Flying! I meant to say flying.

Hey, I'm not judging. You must really like Norse myth.

Not too much of an airplane fan myself, but most people are. Do you fly often?

[Myth. Right.]

No, I tend to drive. I usually have a lot of equipment that's pretty delicate and I don't trust the airlines not to destroy it. So I load it all up in my van.

So why the curiosity about travel methods?

Sure, why not.

There's a decent place about two blocks up. They serve food, too.

[ He tries not to make snap assumptions. ]

Driving is good. Better opportunity to enjoy the landscape.

Curiosity, and listening to a co-worker argue over travel plans and cost.

[ He nods forward ] Let's, then.

Earth is so young compared to many other planets that sustain life. It's like a child, messy and arrogant. But children are wonderful things excusing their infuriating habits.

That's true, unless the road's a winding one and you have to pay close attention to it.

It's the cheapest way to go now, too, since gas is so cheap. Do you like road trips?

All you have to do is drive slowly.

[ Like Clark tends to do anyway. ]

I do, depending on the situation.

When you have a van as old as mine, driving slowly is the only option.

So what's the ideal situation?