"You're not like that now that you know him and he knows you." Erin orders two more glasses of whiskey and gets out a cigar, which she cuts carefully. "Your vibes just aren't like that now. But you know, circumstances change that. Like, Helena? Adorable. Glorious. Attractive. I have no interest, our relationship just doesn't feel right like that...but if I'd met her at, say, twenty? The thirst and yearning might just have made me forswear being a career villain."

She lights up as the whiskey arrives. "You met Johnny as an established man he spent a lot of time becoming. Of course the young man is different."