Cal looked at the comm link that Webmind held up, or the locals had called it a cellphone when distributing them? "Works for me."

He considered the surroundings as he walked, not just the Echoes but the people. He might not be able to pick up anyone's specific emotions. But a general sense that things were not bad. There was some worry with strange things happening regularly, but no sense of dread.

"This place almost seems like a paradise," he said quietly after a bit, shaking his head. Look, he did not exactly have reason to trust a paradise.