You know kids these days, always on their Agents. Never paying attention to what they're doing, faces lit up with dim electronic light. Val was no different in this world of no hustle, a lack of bustle, and in severe need of neon.

She almost didn't see the teen in the suit on the step doing the paper shuffle, but she managed to swerve away from actually tripping over him. She might have accidentally kicked some of his papers - she wasn't sure - but she was quick to turn on him with Agent in one hand and the other pointing.

"Hey! The fuck you doin' in the middle'f the steps!" It wasn't the middle, she just wasn't paying attention.