"See if you get a kiss now," Max grumbled. "And--they're exes. They don't have a concept of boredom. Their whole existence revolves around eating and you and I are the only buffet for miles."

He turned slightly and pointed beyond Dante's shoulder. "There, by the way, is Koreatown," he said, pointing at a smear of ash and rubble a little over a quarter mile away. "If the buildings were closer, I'd say we just jump from roof to roof, but they're spread a little far for my ability to parkour."