[Rend laughs, which is a little unsettling.]

You ain't spent a lot of time down here, then.

[Pierce, suddenly a little more alert, nods over in the direction of someone approaching the table--but it's only Robin, who has finally made it back from the bar with a glass of amber-liquid that is already half-empty. he gives everyone at the table a flat-look as he approaches.]

I leave you alone for five minutes, and you're already talking to the biggest illegal parts dealers in town.