"You got income? A job somewhere?" Shepard asks, noting his responses in rapid, nigh-unreadable shorthand. It's fine, she knows what she wrote, at least, "I mean, clearly you're not starving in the streets, here..."

Mag's Inn might not be the most posh residence in the world. but it's safe and warm and it keeps body and soul together. Even so, as charitable as the titular Mag is, no establishment can operate forever on pure charity; there's nothing obviously wrong with Claude's ability to work.

...But still, this is going well. Not all the Summoned will be so forthcoming, but at least this once, it's easy. Miracles really do happen.