Alvin wasn't opposed to asking Grimstone for his professional opinion. Penny had worked with him and trusted his judgement, so Alvin had no qualms about it. If he could still get in touch with his own mentor, he would ask too. "Good idea," he agreed. At this point any new idea would be welcome.

"List of what?" Woods? Contacts? Alvin wasn't exactly sure what she was referring to, but he could see her getting worked up and he shifted uneasily in his seat. They had a good working relationship, but Alvin still wasn't sure how to handle her moods sometimes. Recent life events had shown him just how bad he was with women and apparently this was on different.

"Let's take a break and come back it, I could use a snack and a cuppa?" He prompted, flexing the fingers on his bad hand. The cold made his joints hurt worse and therefore the whole thing sort of ached, no matter how much he tied to keep using them to keep them from stiffening up. He could pour through his notes again and see if he'd come up with anything useful.