Mendel stared at the man before him, smoked a puff ring in his face, then smirked. The large man was quite puzzled now, but before he could ask what was going on the officer puffed another ring of smoke in his face, then simply exclaimed:
- "Too old."
Then he spun on his heel, went back inside and slammed the door shut behind him straight in the man's face.
As the confused man reached out to knock again, Alicia shook her head.