Daine sits down next to the wall, determined to do this properly - not because there's any real doubt in her mind that Street Cleaning is nonsense, but because she wants Yuri to see that she's being thorough before she tells him as much. Sarge, bereft of his hiding place behind Daine, looks up at Yuri and wags his tail hopefully. Molly stays where she is - a good five yards down the hall, where she bolted when Daine first unclipped her - but she sits when it starts to look like Daine might be occupied for a little while.

It doesn't take long for the pigeons to confirm the lack of current mayhem, and everyone she speaks to is baffled by the very idea of this ominous Street Cleaning, past or present. Not only is it not happening now, but it's never happened before, either. And whether they were personally affected or not, Daine would expect the People to remember something like that, even if it only happened once a year... or just once, really.

She comes back to herself, blinking her eyes open, then gets to her feet. "It's okay," she says soothingly. "They say everything's fine up there - no street cleaners. I didn't just talk to the pigeons, either; everyone says it's okay." She tries for an encouraging smile as she brushes grit off the back of her coat. See, Yuri? It's safe for walkies.