"Of course," Karen replies, pressing a little smile against her cup as she takes another slow sip. Publicly, she'd swear Kira was a terrible influence, but in actuality, she's glad Frank has somebody around who can get him to genuinely relax, even if it takes cajoling and moonshine to get there.

"Had you ever been in an earthquake before?" she asks, wondering if that hadn't been part of the allure of booze, his seemingly unending parade of traumas just waiting to rear their ugly heads.