Alec rolled his eyes at this intrusion into his irritated solitude. So, Richard St. Vier had something to do with this evening's... festivities. He wondered if that meant all of Cosmic Indulgence was involved, having their fun at the expense of him.

He was reminded of what Luci had said, about how there was something suspicious about three members of that band taking interest in theirs. Maybe this was the sort of thing she had been trying to warn him about.

Maybe he'd rather throw himself off the Ferris wheel than admit that Luci had been right.

"Watch out for what," he asked in a droning, exasperated tone that didn't quite raise up enough to be a question. "Watch out, I'll kidnap you again and this time take you to a decrepit manor?"