[i]"You aren't pessimistic, just realistic," Aveline assured her. She knew full well what Freya meant - Aveline wasn't the one who organized city militias when the Marshals needed to act, that was more a Benny and Derek thing, though she understood what it was that Freya was going through. After all, Aveline was the one who cheered up Derek with a round of drinks at the local gáy bar. "So I kinda think it may help, would you want to go grab a cup of coffee or something?" [/i]