[ Does she miss being normal? No, absolutely not. Ariadne wouldn't change her decisions up to this point, no matter how much she may look back on some things with a twinge of regret. If there's something she misses, it's locations, people. If she were to remember this place when she left, she would miss the City and many of the people in it, too. ]

Well, luckily I think the most non-humans the City has at the moment are gods and vampires, and I don't know that either would be too interested in dreaming. [ And in her defense, Janine was a pterosaur and she was completely unsuited to the winter weather. Ariadne ended up giving her a scarf when the two of them realized there was no way she'd fit in the house. ]

I can work with what the customers want, but if we're marketing it as an arcade, then having it feel dream-like is probably going to be more along the lines of what they're expecting.

[ There's a slight pause, Ariadne wetting her lips before she adds: ] It'll be safer for them, too.

For the sake of my sanity I am not going to think about the physicochemistry associated with vampires. [ He stretches his legs out under the covers, like that's the last he's going to have of that conversation. It would seem even Rhada is tired tonight. Absent is the sound of her favorite game (Knock Yusuf's Pens Off his Desk) or her obnoxiously loud midnight cleaning, leaving the ambient sounds of traffic and nature to fill in the gaps. ]

Once we have everyone on board, [ And it's clear he means everyone who is going to back the project, not necessarily everyone. ] We can decide what direction this is best steered in, but just having another mind mulling it over has already been helpful.

[ Missing her meaning (but, coincidentally, not the wetting of her lips), Yusuf assures her, ] The safety precautions necessary in this scenario would be very manageable.

Who regenerate, [ Ariadne adds helpfully -- or "helpfully", as the case may be. Biscuit is likely with Rhada; perhaps he's using her as a pillow and it's keeping her in one place instead of letting her continue her nightly activities. ]

Happy to help. [ It's clear both that she means it and that the fact that she has helped pleases her. She's still new to shared dreaming, despite what she's pulled off -- it's something she's acutely aware of, despite her confidence that she can do what's necessary or needed of her. It's not her confidence in herself that she worries about. ]

No being deported or being put in prison to cover for, at least. [ Now it's her turn to shift, one leg stretching out alongside his as she stifles a yawn. ] What would we have to do?