That's too bad. [ idly... ] If I'm to become a citizen, a vacation to a different place might have been nice.

[ a more believable statement in a past life maybe but MOVING ON ]

How is it monitored? It's reassuring that you've gone so long without, but I can't relax unless I'm confident the machine's operating correctly.

[ also can he actually believe that it hasn't been recorded? surely someone in the coven's slipped by now. does that indicate that however it's being tracked, it isn't pervasive, all-encompassing across the city? ]