"I have." Largely as an annoyance to Interpol, since she'd never met who liked bureaucracy and regulations. A little independence was critical to performance, even when she knew how easily it could get out of control. "I'll admit I'm surprised they managed to have so much influence."

"This must all be remarkably strange to you." She hadn't really thought about it -- Ilia seemed so comfortable here, but Lana should have known better than to take that at face value. Damn. She'd been so caught up in her own reaction to think analytically about how Ilia was treating all of this.

The corner of her mouth quirked up. "I mean, more so than this place already is. I'd be worried if anyone found it normal, here."