"No, I understand, my gang is far too attractive and interesting to be on the same level as most. We are the cream of the crop." Or they were in Ketterdam. The Dregs were rising up fast thanks to Kaz taking over and their daring job with the prison and then in the city itself. Other gangs will start seeing them as a serious threat now, because they are. He assumes Kaz will come for him if they end up in any serious threats.

Jesper likes talking with people so it's always easy to keep him chatting, and he likes Wilhelm, he's already decided that. He does have a weakness for sweet boys lost in a situation they didn't expect. He always thought that about Wylan, a displaced prince, dropped into the gutter.

"America, no. Julie and Dean are from there, they made this celebration." And he is just wearing the colors in order to be supportive. Plus he looks good in bright colors.

"Ketterdam is a port city, surrounded by water, it always smells like the sea. And often fish too. It's a bustling merchant place with both long dark roads where the clubs and underground go, and the bright roads to the academies and fancy shops. It's always alive, always bustling." If he sounds wistful it's because he is, a little. He has found a lot of things about this place he likes, but it's still not home. Nothing else ever will be.