It's another three pots of coffee later and Katsuya's voice is beginning to grow hoarse by the time the fae has ceased his near-endless string of questions.

The betrayal his father went through, Tatsuya's story (at least as much of it as Katsuya knows), names, dates, places. How to negotiate with demons. Which demons will and won't cooperate.

The Velvet room and it's hooked nose master, assistant to all those who summon the strength hidden within the self. His past traipses into the Nexus and his companions at the time. Becky Chambers.

So many memories. So many old wounds ripped open and raw. Dawn breaks before they are finished, and the officer looks spent and more than a little drained emotionally.

"...Can I consider this a favor paid?" He finally asks quietly, massaging his temples.