"Lark's a special case," Steve puts in, wryly. "Can't measure anything by him." God, just thinking about it makes him miss Lark all over again, but that's just how it's gonna be, he knows.

"Besides, most states aren't willing, right? I think it's more luck." Catching them like that, he means. "Except for the part where I triggered most of yours, but I guess that's just my luck. And yours."