The restaurant interior is warm enough that leaving out the back is almost a sharp jolt, the air suddenly cool and silent. Darcy helps Helena with the few back stairs, taking a deep breath. Thank God for the broach and thank God Phil gave it to them for this.

"You know you never have to pay," Darcy muses quietly.

"Ehn..." they didn't really think how to lead into this, so they settle on-

"Do you... remember what I asked you when you got here?"