And he leant forward to give her a moustachy kiss.

She was supposed to help Halley, not use their agreement as an excuse to sluttify — unless, that is, it had actually been Avalon's mission to get a boyfriend.

Oh great, a Boulderite. For those of you that are not familiar with Boulder it is a sort of ultra liberal oasis in the midst of a mostly moderate state. Home to all sorts of elitest snobs. To be fair, they do a good job of protecting the environment with all those growth restrictions. It is only a coincidence that those same restrictions drive the property values up so high that only the well-heeled can afford to live there. A cynic might say that Boulderites are happy to champion the cause of the poor and downtrodden just as long as they don't have to live with them.

Excellent, said Sherlock Holmes. Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once.