I could enter without tripping and sit down next to a grizzled old man, one who was none too kempt and a little odorous, all the better for me, for we both appeared slightly degenerate together, which was better than appearing degenerate by oneself, especially if one were a battered Japanese tourist on a very bad trip, benefitting from the general callousness of the urban masses, especially those surviving metros and subways, their eyes occasionally turning to me before quickly flicking away,
