"All right, I'll give it a look, and if it all checks out I'll pull some strings. Keep this line open, okay?" Should Vin have nothing else to say, she disconnected and reached for her other cellphone, the one she used for people who knew her real name.

She dialled Apollo, and assuming he answered, she said, "Dare? This is Remembrance. Are you still in the loop at Claremont? I need a favour." Her tone was professional. Whatever baggage they'd picked up in the other timeline, she didn't want to deal with it right now and hoped he felt the same.